Socorro Girón

Socorro Girón
Born 1919
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Died 2005
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Nationality Puerto Rican
Occupation Historian, writer, and scholar
Spouse(s) Juan Segura
Children Socorro Segura Girón

Socorro Girón (1919 – 2005)[1] was a Puerto Rican historian, writer, and scholar. She is best known for her legendary book "Ponce, el teatro La Perla y La Campana de la Almudaina: Historia de Ponce desde sus comienzos hasta la Segunda Decada del Siglo XX." (Ponce, el teatro La Perla and La Campana de la Almudaina: History of Ponce from its beginnings to the second decade of the 20th century.)

Early years and schooling

Girón was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1919. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras in Hispanic Studies in 1984.[2]

Career

Professor and scholar

In 1965, after having received her M.A. degree (1962), Girón published her first major work titled "Gregorio Marañon, escritor" (Gregorio Marañon, writer). This was followed by several additional works. In 1973, mayor Luis A. Morales granted her the ad honorem title of Official Historian of the Government of Municipality of Ponce.[3] In 1984, she became a professor of History at the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, where she taught for over 20 years.

Researcher, historian and writer

Girón was a highly regarded historian, receiving many honors and accolades. Her area of research was Spanish and Puerto Rican history. She published various books, among them her masterpiece "Ponce, el teatro La Perla y La Campana de la Almudaina: Historia de Ponce desde sus comienzos hasta la Segunda Decada del Siglo XX." The book printed three editions. She also published in several journals, including the journal of the University of Puerto Rico at Ponce (Revista Ceiba).[4] She was also editor to various works of other authors, among them Las Fiestas Populares de Ponce by Ramon Marin.[5]

Family life

Socorro Girón married Juan Segura[6] in Ponce, Puerto Rico, in 1939. She had a daughter, also named Socorro, who became a school teacher.

Death

Girón died in 2005 in Ponce, Puerto Rico.[7]

Works

Among her better known works are:

  • Jose Gautier Benitez: Vida y Epoca. Palma, Mallorca, Spain: Editorial Mossèn Alcover (1961)
  • Gregorio Marañon, Escritor. Spain: Editorial Mossèn Alcover (1962)
  • Vida y Obra de Naria Bibliana y Alejandrina Benitez. (Co-authored with María Bibiana Benítez and Alejandrina Benítez). Palma, Mallorca, Spain: Editorial Mossèn Alcover (1967).
  • Apuntes biográficos de Manuel Antonio Zavala y Rodríguez, 1859-1925. Guayanilla, Puerto Rico: Centro Cultural de Guayanilla. (1979)
  • Vida y obra de José Gautier Benítez. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. (1980)
  • Ponce, el teatro La Perla y la campana de la Almudaina. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Gobierno Municipal de Ponce. (1986)
  • Bonafoux y su época. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Gobierno Municipal de Ponce. (1987)
  • Ramón Marín y su tiempo. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Gobierno Municipal de Ponce. (1988). Also published in 1994 by Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico as part of the one-volume book titled "Las Fiestas Populares de Ponce" by Ramón Marín (including "Ramón Marín y su tiempo" by Socorro Giron, "Las Fiestas Populares de Ponce" by Ramón Marín, "Ponce Pintoresco" by J.P.Camy, and "La Villa de Ponce" by Ramón Marín.

Honors and recognitions

References

  1. ↑ Otto Sievens Irizarry. Mis Experiencias como Investigador Cualitativo. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico, Ponce. no date (ca. 2007)
  2. ↑ Gobierno Municipal de Ponce. Ponce, el teatro La Perla y La Campana de la Almudaina. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Gobierno Municipal de Ponce. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Editora Corripio. 3rd edition. 1992. Front interior cover sleeve.
  3. ↑ Gobierno Municipal de Ponce. Ponce, el teatro La Perla y La Campana de la Almudaina. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Gobierno Municipal de Ponce. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Editora Corripio. 3rd edition. 1992. Front interior cover sleeve.
  4. ↑ "Niebla", De Miguel de Unamuno. Socorro Girón de Segura. Revista Ceiba. University of Puerto Rico at Ponce. 2005.
  5. ↑ Las Fiestas Populares de Ponce. University of Puerto Rico Press. 1992. Accessed 24 March 2018.
  6. ↑ Eli D. Oquendo Rodriguez. De criadero a partido: Ojeada a la Historia de los Origiunes de Ponce, 1645-1810. Lajas, Puerto Rico: Editorial Akelarre. 2015. page 224.
  7. ↑ Otto Sievens Irizarry. Mis Experiencias como Investigador Cualitativo. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico, Ponce. no date (ca. 2007)
  8. ↑ Lista de Nuevas Adquisiciones: Enero - Marzo 2014. University of Puerto Rico. Accessed 24 March 2018.
  9. ↑ Tricentennial Park: History. TravelPonce. Retrieved 24 March 2018.

Further reading

  • Sievens Irizarry, Otto. “Socorro Girón: mi testimonio”. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 9–15 August 1995. p. 32-33.

See also

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