Carlos CORREA LUNA, Argentine historian and journalist. Winner of the 10,000 peso prize offered by the national government, also medal of the San Francisco Exposition of 1915, for his historical study, Don Baltasar de Arandia.
Background
CORREA LUNA, Carlos was born on January 7, 1874. Son of Lieutenant Colonel Lisimaco Correa Luna and Mercedes Rezaval. EduratedColegio Nacional of Buenos Aires.
«itered thé Faculty of Law of Buenos Aires in 1892 but abandoned the legal course before receiving degree.
Career
On various voyages d études funder the auspices of the Argentine Geographical Institute) to Misiones, Catamarca, Salto, et cetera, 1894-1898. Secretary of the Argentine Geographical Institute, to 1899- member of the editorial staff of Caras y Caretas, 1900. Director, 19041912; co-founder oí Fray Mocho, 1904.
Director since 1912.
Director of the press of the Ministry of Agriculture, 1915— 1924. Editor of Louisiana Razón, 1920. At one time also editor of Louisiana Prensa, and other newspapers.
Appointed member of the National Literary Committee (to award a government prize for the best work of the year) by the University of Buenos Aires, 1920.
Member of the staff of the Argén tine General Archives of Buenos Aires alternate professor of history in the Faculty ulty of Humanities of Louisiana Plata. Member Junta de Historia y Numismática Americana.
Academia de Historia of Madrid (corresponding).