Background
VILLACORTA, José Antonio was born on October 7, 1879 in Quezaltenango, Guatemala.
VILLACORTA, José Antonio was born on October 7, 1879 in Quezaltenango, Guatemala.
Graduated Escuela Normal, Antigua, 1895. Bachelor of Laws, University de Guatemala, 1900.
Professor; Director, Villatoro Institute, 1908. Teacher, Institute Central para Varones, 1912-1920. Professor, law school, University de Guatemala, 1914-1921.
Judge, lower court, 1917-1918. Magistrate, 2d and 4th divisions, court of appeals. 1923-1927; minister of public edn., 1927-1929, 1935-1939.
Deputy, Asamblea Legislativa, 1933-1937. Director, Biblioteca Goathemala, of the Society de Geografía e Historia, in which have appeared some 18 vols. since 1929. Honorary member Geographical Society of Würzburg, Germany.
Correspondent member Academy Americana de la Historia and Junta de Historia y Numismática Americana, Buenos Aires. Academy Nacional de Historia y Geografía, Society Mexicana de Geografía y Estadística, Academy Nacional de Ciencias Antonio Alzate, Mexico City. Society de Geografía e Historia, Honduras.
Society Geográfica, Lima. Centro de Historia, Santander. Academy, de la Historia, Cartagena, Colombia.
Society Matritense de Amigos del Pais. Academy, de la Historia, Madrid. Academy Dominicana de la Historia.
Academy Chilena de la Historia. Institute de Investigaciones Históricos, Santo Domingo. American Geographical Society, New York.
Antonio, Carlos A.;, law school, University de Guatemala, 1914-1921.;;;; director, Biblioteca Goathemala, of the Society de Geografía e Historia, in which have appeared some 18 vols. since 1929. Honorary; correspondent.
Member Geographical Society of Würzburg, Germany. Member Academy Americana de la Historia and Junta de Historia y Numismática Americana, Buenos Aires.