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Personal bookplate of Estanislao Zeballos
Biography of Estanislao Zeballos
Estanislao Zeballos
He was born in Rosario, Province of Santa Fé, Argentina, on July 22, 1854.
He was a national legislator elected three times and Minister of Foreign Affairs in the presidencies of Miguel Juárez Celman (1889-1890), Carlos Pellegrini (1891-1892) and José Figueroa Alcorta (1907-1908).
He was a founding member and president of the Argentine Rural Society (1888-1894). He was also part of what some authors called the “generation of the 80s”.
In 1919 he was appointed the first Dean of the Faculty of Law.
He died in the city of Liverpool, England, on November 5, 1923.
The collection is available for consultation at the Tornquist Library, Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Highlights from his personal archive
Study on the National Coat of Arms.
In 1900, Zeballos carried out a study on the National Coat of Arms, for which he documented examples of different insignia and seals, which he carefully compiled.
It includes several designs of the National Coat of Arms in ink, a historical painting of the national flag and national insignia, quartillos with the stamps for the years 1756, 1757, 1816, 1817, 1818 and 1819, national coats of arms of Peru, coats of arms of the Spanish royal family and of several viceroys, postcards with provincial coats of arms, a prayer to the flag by Martiniano Leguizamón (1909), among others.
Compilation on the life and public acts of Dr. Carlos Pellegrini. Letters, engravings, clippings, etc. n.d.
His works
Zeballos, E. S. (1881). An entertaining description of the Argentine Republic. (v. l). Buenos Aires: J. Peuser
A geographical description of the interior dedicated to promoting immigration for rural work and providing a source of useful information for the needs of the State. Among the places investigated within this first volume are the areas of Carhué, Azul, Choele Choel, Bahía Blanca and Guaminí.
Zeballos, E. S. (1883). An entertaining description of the Argentine Republic. (v. 2) Buenos Aires: J. Peuser
It gathers information and images collected on the trip to the Province of Santa Fé, about the colonies and the native population of the place. The statistical data carried out cover the period 1856-1882. In the last chapters, the interest in promoting immigration is highlighted, as well as the background of the “Law of Foreigners”.
Zeballos, E. S. (1883). Through the cabins. (v. 3). Buenos Aires: J. Peuser
In the last book of this trilogy, the author explains what the conditions of our region have been for sheep breeding. According to the indications stated in the introduction, the research was carried out not only in the places where this agricultural activity was carried out, but also in the Archives where statistical information was compiled at the national level. The chapters, separated thematically, cover not only the history but also the different aspects of breeding, breeds, diseases, breeders, and field management.
Zeballos, E. S. (1900). The coat of arms and the national colors. Buenos Aires: J. Peuser
Published as a special issue of the Revista de Derecho, Historia y Letras directed by Dr. Zeballos, it recounts the history and events of the gestation of the national insignia: the coat of arms, the national flag, the cockade, several commemorative medals, coins and the elements that compose them (sun, laurel wreath, hands wedged in a handshake, Phrygian cap), as well as the colors and a historical review of the symbology of these elements. It contains numerous illustrations of the various versions of our patriotic symbols.