El aporte de los emigrantes españoles a la economía, cultura y educación de Guatemala en los años 1900-1968

Abstract

This doctoral thesis presents the life stories and endeavors of 19 Spanish emigrants that came to Guatemala on the XX century, which constitutes a representative sample of individuals. It describes thoroughly what they did for the development of Guatemala. This work investigates and documents these life stories of Spanish emigrants that came to Guatemala during the first seven decades of the XX century and makes visible and tangible their personal and collective contributions in the fields of economy, education, science and arts, as part of the history and evolution of Guatemala. This study tries to understand and describe how the processes in the life stories chosen for the sample were unfolding, and which results were obtained in the long run. At the same time tries to offer tribute to these Spanish emigrants that gave priceless contributions to the development of Guatemala. To reach this purpose there was a broad study of the theory and history of the Spanish migrations in the XX century and their contributions all over America and the usage of a research technique named in depth biographical interview, that gave the study a qualitative tool for sociological research and a comprehensible description of the life stories of the selected sample.