Background
Arguelles, Gastón Roberto Jones y Diez was born on December 6, 1910 in Cardenas, Cuba. Came to the United States, 1963, naturalized, 1971. Son of Guillermo Rafael Jones and Maria de Los Angeels Diez Arguelles.
Arguelles, Gastón Roberto Jones y Diez was born on December 6, 1910 in Cardenas, Cuba. Came to the United States, 1963, naturalized, 1971. Son of Guillermo Rafael Jones and Maria de Los Angeels Diez Arguelles.
B.Letters and Sciences, Matanzas Institute Cuba, 1928. Doctor Law, U. Havana (Cuba), 1937. Master of Arts, University Alabama, 1969.
Practice law, Havana, 1937-1960. Municipal judge, Cuba, 1938-1940. Consultant attorney Cuban Treasury Department, 1943-1960.
Instructor.dept. foreign languages Sacred Heart College, Cullman, Alabama, 1965-1970, Saint Bernard College, Cullman, 1967-1970.
Assistant professor of University Alabama, Birmingham, 1971-1981. Author: Eternidad, 1996, Y Para Qué Vinieron? Y Otros Cuentos,1997, Blanca Eternidad (El inmortal Qje Qjeria Morir).
Member National Bicentennial Committee for celebration of National Foreign Language Discovery Week, 1975-1983. Member American Association Teachers Spanish and Portuguese (past president Alabama chapter, chairman Southern and mountain states regional public relations committee 1975-1977, chairman national public relations and publicity committee 1977-1981), Alabama Association Foreign Language Teachers (past director, Chairman of Commission for advancement foreign languages in Alabama 1973-1981), Birmingham-Cobán Alabama-Guatemala Partners ofAmericas (vice president 1971-1981), Sociedad Nacional Hispanica, Cuban Bar Association in Exile, Sigma Delta Pi, Omicron Delta Kappa. Clubs: Miami Rowing (Outstanding Contribution award 1985), Coral Gables Country.
Lodge: Cuban Rotary in Exile.
Married Dolores Carricarte, May 19, 1950.
