Alcides Arguedas

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Alcides Arguedas
Senator for La Paz
In office 1940–1942
Minister of Agriculture, Immigration, and Colonization
In office 15 April 1940 – 11 November 1940
President	Enrique Peñaranda
Preceded by	Carlos Salinas Aramayo
Succeeded by	Edmundo Vásquez as Minister of Agriculture Demetrio Ramos as Minister of Immigration Carlos Blanco Galindo as Minister of Colonization
Member of the Chamber of Deputies for La Paz
In office 1916–1918
Personal details
Born	Alcides Arguedas Díaz 15 July 1879 La Paz, Bolivia
Died	6 May 1946(1946-05-06) (aged 66) Chulumani, Bolivia
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Laura Tapia Carro
Children	3
Parent(s)	Fructuoso Arguedas Sabina Díaz
Education	Higher University of San Andrés

Alcides Arguedas Díaz (July 15, 1879 in La Paz – May 6, 1946 in Chulumani) was a Bolivian writer and historian. His literary work, which had a profound influence on the Bolivian social thought in the first half of the twentieth century, addresses issues related to national identity, miscegenation, and indigenous affairs. His most significant work, Raza de bronce ("Bronze Race") (1919), is considered one of the most influential Bolivian literary works and a precursor of indigenism.