Herminio Portell Vilá

As published in the Foundation’s Report for 1931–32:

Latin American Exchange Fellows, 1931

Appointed from Cuba:

PORTELL VILA, HERMINIO:  Appointed to study the historical relationship between Cuba and the United States, in particular the question of annexation, in libraries and archives in the United States; tenure, twelve months from July 7, 1931.

Born June 18, 1901, at Cárdenas, Matanzas, Cuba. Education:  Instituto Provincial de Matanzas, B.A., and B.S., 1923; University of Havana, LL.D., 1927.

Assistant Professor, Pious Schools of Havana, 1923–26; Instructor in Cuban History, University of Havana, 1928—. Assistant Editor of Revista Bimestre Cubana, Archivos del Folklore Cubano and Surco; Editor-in-chief of Carteles.

Publications: Historia de Cárdenas, 1928; El pasado glorioso como lección de energía, 1928; La decadencia de Cárdenas, 1929; Narciso López y su época, Vol. I, 1930; Céspedes, el Padre de la Patria cubana, 1931. Articles in La Tribuna Libre, La Unión, Heraldo de Cárdenas (Cárdenas); El Sol (Madrid); Revista Venezolana (Caracas); Mercurio, Diario de la Marina, Carteles, Social, Havana, Revista Bimestre Cubana, Archivos del Folklore Cubana  (Havana).