José Rogelio Alvarez Encarnación, Private Secretary to Agustín Yáñez, governor of Jalisco.
Background
Alvarez Encarnación, José Rogelio was born on June 12, 1922 in Jalisco, Mexico. Son of Román S. Alvarez, businessman, and Mercedes Encarnación. Son José an architect.
Son Luis Javier a physicist. Student of poet Carlos Pellicer in high school. Student of Agustín Yáñez at preparatory school.
Education
Primary studies at a public school, Colima, 1928-1929. Primary studies at the Primary School attached to the National Normal School, Mexico City, 1930-1934. Secondary studies at Secondary School No.
4, San Cosme, Mexico City, 1935-1937. Studies at Secondary Night School No. 5, 1938; studies at National Preparatory Night School, 1939-1940, while working as a scribe at the Secretariat of War.
Irregular studies at the National School of Economics, National Autonomous University, 1941-1945. History degree, School of Philosophy and Letters, National Autonomous University.
Career
Private Secretary to Agustín Yáñez, governor of Jalisco, 1953. Executive Secretary of the Planning Committee of the Coast of Jalisco, 1953-1958. Executive Secretary of the Development Committee of Los Altos, 1958-1959.
Administrative Subdirector of Diesel Nacional, 1963-1965. Director General of Diesel Nacional, 1965-1966. General Coordinator of Information, Olympic Games, 1967-1968.
Adviser, Secretariat of Public Education, 1967-1970. Published Acacia, 1938. Reporter, editor, section head and director of information for Tiempo, 1943-1952.
Reporter for Mañana; Editor in Chief of Tiempo, 1952. Founder of Planning and Promotion, 1959-1962. Owner and editor of Enciclopedia de México, 1970-1979.
Jalisco prize, 1977.