Emilio Frugoni Personal Dedication and Poem Uruguay Postcard & Signed Book HO...

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"Unique Signed Copy of 'Los Caballos' by Emilio Frugoni with Personal Dedication and Poetic Postcard"

Up for auction is a truly special and one-of-a-kind edition of 'Los Caballos' authored by Emilio Frugoni, a distinguished personality from Uruguay. This particular copy bears the author's signature and a heartfelt dedication to his niece, Inés, making it a rare and personal gem.

To further enhance its uniqueness, the book comes accompanied by a vintage Montevideo postcard adorned with a handwritten poem by Emilio Frugoni himself. The postcard is addressed to Miss Ema Castel Castellanos, adding a touch of poetry and historical charm to this literary treasure.

Whether you are a collector of rare books, an enthusiast of Uruguayan literature, or someone captivated by the personal connections woven into literary works, this offering is an extraordinary find. Don't miss the opportunity to own a piece of literary history with a direct link to Emilio Frugoni's personal touch.

Bid with confidence on this distinctive edition of 'Los Caballos' and bring home a slice of Uruguay's literary heritage.

 
About Emilio Frugoni

Emilio frugoni queirolo (montevideo, march 30, 1880 - montevideo, august 28, 1969) was a lawyer, writer, poet, dean of the faculty of law at the university of the republic, and uruguayan parliamentarian, being the first socialist deputy in uruguay. He was the main founder of the socialist party of uruguay, serving as its first secretary. Currently, the socialist movement founded by him, upon leaving the socialist party, operates independently of the current socialist party.

 
Biography
He was the son of domingo frugoni and josefina queirolo, with three siblings: carlos, marÍa mercedes, and mateo.

During his secondary education, one of his teachers was carlos jovellanos.

At the age of 16, he was already the director of a student publication called "el bombo," where he wrote: "we will be like el bombo, in the student sense of the word; we will not be silent in the face of any threat, nor will we leave without its corresponding censorship anyone who truly deserves it. We will be relentless, upright, and just in everything that a publication of this kind can be. Moreover, we know that el bombo is the funniest of instruments."

During the civil war of 1904, he defended batlle's government, fighting under the command of general muniz, reaching the rank of lieutenant. After the civil war, frugoni decided, in his own words, "not to lend myself anymore to the bloody rivalry of the badges (...) to open a new path for the political judgment of our people to move away from the archaic custom of the traditionalism of whites and reds, always ready to settle their rivalries on the battlefield."

He was married to marÍa rosa barreto, who passed away in 1942.

 
Political Activity
In december 1904, emilio frugoni made his "socialist profession of faith" at the stella d'italia theater, which was partially published in the newspaper el dÍa. In that year, he formed the "socialist workers' center." this marked the beginning of a process that would culminate in the founding of the socialist party of uruguay in 1910, of which he became the first secretary-general.

Frugoni later stated in "socialism is not violence, nor dispossession, nor redistribution": "the socialist party, which is revolutionary in its goals, is not tumultuous in its means and does not wish to thrust the proletarians into a futile struggle, nor does it aspire to place all political power in the hands of the working class before it has achieved, within the peaceful norms that allow the development of its organization and civic capacity, the possibility of sustaining it in the conscious will of the nation (...) we fight against the bourgeois order, the social, economic, and legal order that is based on class inequalities and consecrates them, but we do not alter the 'public order' by placing ourselves outside the law (...) we do not adopt a subversive position against our constitutional order."

Frugoni was first elected as a national representative, commonly referred to as a "deputy," in the 1910 elections. This was due to the abstention of the national party in that election and the creation of a coalition between the socialists and the liberals of the short-lived liberal party to present a list of deputies in montevideo. Gathering less than a thousand votes between them, both pedro dÍaz, for the liberals, and emilio frugoni for the socialists were elected. Thus, dr. Emilio frugoni became, from february 15, 1911, the first socialist parliamentarian in the country's history.​

Upon taking office in parliament, he declared, "(...) i have not come here to make a school of saying pleasant things, wrapping the harshness of thought in delicate euphemisms, but i have come to speak the naked truth with the sincere and sometimes aggressive tone that the habit of speaking plainly in tumultuous popular assemblies has left on my lips."

On november 28, 1911, at the age of 31 and already a parliamentarian, he stated: "in future times when the products of labor are distributed more equitably, when societies rest on a basis of justice and equity, when society is more harmonious and also more humane, women will not need to sacrifice any of their moral qualities or any of their natural graces to give preference to absorbing intellectualism or remunerative work;..."

In parliament, he consistently denounced corruption. An anecdote related to this involves an incident with the colorado deputy pelayo, with whom he had almost dueled a short while before. The deputy said to frugoni, "deputy frugoni hits the horseshoe more than the nail," and frugoni replied, "it's not my fault that the honorable deputy moves so much." in the constituent assembly of 1916, he defended the secret vote, fought for women's rights, municipal autonomies, and the granting of citizenship to foreigners.

 

Emilio frugoni passage, next to the faculty of law of the university of the republic.

He returned to being a deputy between february 1920 and april 1921, during which he requested a leave of absence to discuss the topic of the russian revolution within his party. In a congress held to discuss 21 conditions posed by the third international as a condition for joining it, the socialist party became the communist party of uruguay. Frugoni, rejecting the 21 conditions, resigned from his seat in parliament and dedicated himself to refounding the socialist party.

The 21 conditions, proposed as a revolutionary strategy worldwide, argued that communists could not trust bourgeois legality and should create a clandestine organization in parallel. Parties should be formed "with an iron discipline, similar to military discipline." periodic purges should be carried out to eliminate opportunistic elements, and party members who rejected the conditions and the theses established by the communist international should be excluded from the party.

He was again elected deputy for the socialist party in 1929, the same year the communist party obtained 3,911 votes and the socialist party 2,931.

Opposition to the terra dictatorship, which lasted from 1933 to 1938, led to his arrest and subsequent exile. He returned as an elected deputy in 1934, opposing the dictatorship in parliament at the moment terra assumed office. When terra was about to swear in as president, frugoni shouted, "that oath has no value because dr. Terra has shown that he does not fulfill what he swears." because of this, he had to leave the parliament after being attacked by the police and walked from the legislative palace to the headquarters of the socialist party at casa del pueblo.

In 1940, he presented in parliament the project for the creation of the "institute of colonization and agrarian reform."

In 1943, appointed by the government of president juan josÉ de amÉzaga, he became extraordinary envoy and minister plenipotentiary of uruguay to the soviet union, holding this position from 1944 to 1946. As a result of his stay in the ussr, he wrote the book "the red sphinx," in which he diagnosed the situation in the ussr at that time. Other published books include "genesis, essence, and foundations of socialism," "the three dimensions

of democracy," "from montevideo to moscow," "montevidean poems," "essays on marxism," and "the revolution of the machete."

In 1946, he resigned from his position and returned to montevideo, being highly critical of the reality of the ussr. He argued, among other things, that: "the fate of the soviet citizen, especially in the area of ​​his individual destiny, suffers from the burden of the criteria with which the nation is directed and governed, in the canons of a narrow pseudo-collectivist fanaticism that only looks at the mass and disdains to fix its gaze for a moment on the individual, whose sufferings are relegated to a very distant term before the general goals of the collectivity or the state, which are pursued above all else, inflexibly and inexorably" (the red sphinx, 1948)

In january 1963, he resigned from the socialist party due to internal disagreements, mainly motivated by the electoral alliance with deputy enrique erro, the creation of the so-called popular union, and the loss of all parliamentary representation (previously announced by frugoni). True to the principles of democratic socialism and convinced of the marxist concept of "revolutionary evolution," frugoni took on the construction of the socialist movement, aiming to restore the principles he had fought for since the "socialist profession of faith" in 1904.

In 1966, at the age of 86, emilio frugoni ran for elections. He wrote a letter reproduced by almost all the press of the time, titled "unsealed letter to the socialists," in which, among other things, he stated, "i realize that facing an electoral campaign is also an economic adventure. To contribute to the expenses, i will hand over the only property i can dispose of, my library, so that it can be sold in the way that is considered most convenient, if necessary, in a public auction."

In 1967, the government of jorge pacheco areco decreed the closure of el sol, withdrew the legal status from the socialist party, and closed the headquarters of the socialist party, casa del pueblo. At that time, when the executive branch hinted at the possibility of handing over the headquarters to the socialist movement, frugoni responded: "we have a clear and defined political orientation. This is not an opportunity to air disagreements with other forces in the field of the left, nor will we accept that the executive power or any other government organ be the arbiter of it. We will not accept advantages from repressive measures, nor will we tolerate any attack on the exercise of essential rights." (semanario marcha 22-12-67)

upon his death, he was mourned at casa del pueblo.

The "emilio frugoni socialist movement," founded on may 1, 1963, by emilio frugoni himself, currently in 2021, remains independent.

Guillermo chifflet wrote the following about frugoni: "in emilio frugoni, there was coherence, exceptional harmony between the poet and the socialist, the militant and the creator, the politician, and his word. Arturo ardao said that frugoni turned out to be, at the same time and with profound unity, a man of science, a man of art, and a man of action."

When he was appointed ambassador of uruguay to the soviet union, dr. Eduardo rodrÍguez larreta highlighted that “frugoni's ideas have left an indelible mark – he said – on the evolution of national thought.” “his ideas have paved the way, sowing their seeds in many men and in many parties in the country that sometimes repeat – perhaps unknowingly – the ideas that we have gathered from his words or his books.”7

 
University Positions
He was a leader of the association of law students, a teacher of the labor legislation and social security chair at the faculty of law and social sciences in 1927. He also served as the dean of the faculty of law and social sciences in 1933.8

 
Literary Activity
Frugoni was also a prominent literary figure. At the beginning of the 20th century, his work was published in apolo (a magazine of art and sociology, directed by manuel pÉrez and curis)​.

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