Ricardo Lancaster-Jones y Verea
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Ricardo Lancaster-Jones y Verea Ricardo Lancaster-Jones y Verea, MA BE KHS
Ricardo Lancaster-Jones y Verea, aged 48 Born
9 February 1905 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico: Av. Francisco I. Madero # 361, 44100
Died
20 January 1983 (aged 77) Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico: Av. España # 2013, 44190
Resting place
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico: Iglesia de Ntra. Sra. de La Paz, Av. de La Paz # 2086, 44140
Occupation
sugarcane entrepreneur, diplomat, journalist, academic, art collector and scholar
Nationality
Mexican
Alma mater
• Jalisco (1928, topo. eng.) • Ohio (1929, BE) • Jalisco (1965, History) • New Mexico (1973, MA)
Genres
Prose
Subjects
History
Notable work(s)
El Acta de Francisco Márquez en Guadalajara (1947), Tríptico Mariano (1948), La Hacienda de Santa Ana Apacueco (1951), El Primer Mayorazgo Tapatío (1957), Primo de Verdad, Jalisciense Neto (1958), El Uso de Documentos en la Restauración de Edificios (1969), Haciendas de Jalisco y Aledaños (1506–1821) (1974)
Notable award(s)
• 1951: Medalla de la República (Mexico) • 1952: Knight of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Holy See) • 1954: Red Cross Silver Medal (Japan) • 1956: José María Vigil award on literary merit by the Congress of the State of Jalisco (Mexico) • 1956: Medalla al Mérito Consular (Colombia) • 1956: Medalla de Compostela by the Congress of the State of Nayarit (Mexico) • 1956: Cross of Merit of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Holy See) • 1956: Gold Papal Lateran Cross (Holy See) • 1961: Gold Medal of the Columbus Association from UNESCO
Ricardo Lancaster-Jones y Verea, MA BE KHS (9 February 1905 – 20 January 1983) was a Mexican historian, diplomat, scholar, professor, art collector and sugarcane entrepreneur who made significant contributions toward the study of the haciendas of the State of Jalisco (Mexico) in the twentieth century.[1] He spoke Spanish, English,