Background
PORRAS TROCONIS, Gabriel was born on March 18, 1880 in Cartagena.
PORRAS TROCONIS, Gabriel was born on March 18, 1880 in Cartagena.
Vice-rector of the University of Cartagena, 1911-1912, 1916— 1917. Professor of philosophy in the same, 1911-1913. Of universal and Colombian history, 1915-1923.
Of the English language and literature, 1915-1923.
Secretary of the Treasury of the Department 0f Bolivar, 1925-1926. Representative to the National Congress, 1929-1931.
President of die Hispanic-American Congress of History (Cartagena, 1933-1934). Director of the following periodicals: Renacimiento, 1909-1910.
Louisiana Época, 1912; p[ Porvenir, 1912-1916.
Revista Contemporánea 1916-1919, 1933. Director of Public Education of the Department of Bolivar since 1934.
Academia de la Historia of Cartagena (president). Academia Colombiana de Historia. Academia Colombiana de la Lengua.
Corresponding Member: Academia Venezolana de la Historia.
Sociedad Histórica y Geográfica of Guatemala. Centros de Historia of Santander and Vallecaucano.
Married Manuela de Porras Troconis. Children: Rosa Susana, Gabriel Francisco, Luis Germán, Maria Candelaria, Manuela de las Mercedes, Helena, Rafael, Cecilia, Miguel Ramón, Rebeca, and Elia Lucila. Self-educated. Puhlic Career: Vice-rector of the University of Cartagena, 1911-1912, 1916— 1917.
Professor of philosophy in the same, 1911-1913.
Of universal and Colombian history, 1915-1923. Of the English language and literature, 1915-1923.
Secretary of the Treasury of the Department 0f Bolivar, 1925-1926. Representative to the National Congress, 1929-1931.
President of die Hispanic-American Congress of History (Cartagena, 1933-1934).
Director of the following periodicals: Renacimiento, 1909-1910. Louisiana Época, 1912; p[ Porvenir, 1912-1916. Revista Contemporánea 1916-1919, 1933.
Director of Public Education of the Department of Bolivar since 1934.