Gilberto Bosques
Gilberto Bosques (born July 20, 1892 in Chiautla ( Puebla ), † July 4, 1995 in Mexico City ) was a Mexican diplomat who granted aid and asylum to numerous German and Austrian refugees during the Second World War .
Bosques was Mexican Consul General in Paris in 1939 and in Marseille ( Vichy-France ) from 1940 . In this role, he issued visas for Mexico to 40,000 refugees - Jews, anti-fascists, supporters of the Spanish Republic , interbrigadists - and in this way enabled Anna Seghers , Marie Pappenheim , Egon Erwin Kisch , Hanns Eisler and Bruno Frei, among others , to flee to Mexico. In the English-speaking world, Bosques is therefore often referred to as the "Mexican Schindler ". Although he was not authorized to do so, he also issued entry permits to people interned in internment camps run by the Vichy regime. Persecutees were housed in two French castles, which were considered Mexican national territory , while they were waiting for a crossing to Mexico.
In May 1942, Mexico entered World War II on the side of the Allies . Bosques and all consulate employees were captured by the Gestapo and placed under house arrest in Bad Godesberg . After more than a year they were exchanged for German prisoners of war. When Bosques arrived in Mexico City by train in March 1944, thousands of people who owed him their lives gave him a triumphant welcome.
After the war, Bosques was Mexico's ambassador to Portugal, Finland, Sweden and Cuba. The Cuban Revolution fell during his service in the Caribbean state .
In her novel Transit, Anna Seghers created a literary monument for the Mexican Consulate General in Marseille.
In Vienna-Donaustadt , in the immediate vicinity of the Vienna headquarters of the United Nations , the Gilberto-Bosques-Promenade is named after the savior of many Austrians persecuted by the Nazi regime. The Anti-Defamation League awarded him posthumously in 2008.
By resolution of the Berlin-Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district council on February 25, 2016, the district's adult education center was given the name "Gilberto Bosques".
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- ↑ z. B. Gilberto Bosques Saldívar, the 'Mexican Schindler', is honored by the Anti-Defamation League ( Memento of the original from December 25, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the website of the European Jewish Congress
- ↑ Communications from the Documentation Archive of Austrian Resistance No. 158, September 2002, p. 3. (PDF; 342 kB)
- ^ Documentation archive of the Austrian resistance (ed.): Austrians in exile. Mexico 1938–1947, p. 11, Vienna 2002 ISBN 3-216-30685-2 .
- ↑ Christian Kloyber: Austrian authors exile in Mexico in 1938 and 1945. (PDF, 29 kB) In: Austrian literature in exile. University of Salzburg, 2002, accessed December 24, 2013 .
- ↑ Gilberto Bosques Saldívar, the 'Mexican Schindler', is honored by the Anti-Defamation League ( Memento of the original from December 25, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the website of the European Jewish Congress
- ↑ Adult Education Center is to be named after the Mexican Gilberto Bosques
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bosques, Gilberto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 20, 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chiautla ( Puebla ) |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th July 1995 |
| Place of death | Mexico city |