Consuelo Castillo de Sánchez Latour explained

Consuelo Castillo de Sánchez Latour (February 7, 1924 in Chiquimula – July 11, 2015 in Guatemala City) was a French-Guatemalan writer, chronicler and journalist. She spoke fluent Spanish, English, French and Esperanto.[1]

In December 1958, Castillo was listed as a candidate to "Woman of the Year" in the competition promoted by Prensa Libre. She was Vice-President of the "Asociación de Mujeres Periodistas y Escritoras de Guatemala" (Ampeg) for more than 30 years. Consuelo Sanchez also promoted the Esperanto language in Guatemala along with other intellectuals and teachers.[2] She was president of the "Asociación Esperantista de Guatemala" as well as the "Unión de Mujeres Americanas" from 1959 to 1963.[3]

It is believed that Castillo was a distant family member of Enrique Gómez Carrillo.[4] She is considered a notable French Guatemalan.

Notes and References

  1. http://wikiguate.com.gt/consuelo-castillo-de-sanchez-latour/ Consuelo Castillo de Sánchez – Latour
  2. Web site: Esperanto en Guatemala . 2015-10-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170430044849/http://esperanto-guatemala.org/es/node/6 . 2017-04-30 . dead .
  3. Prensa Libre.https://www.prensalibre.com/vida/escenario/fallece-la-escritora-guatemalteca-consuelo-castillo-de-sanchezlatour/"Fallece la escritora guatemalteca Consuelo Castillo de Sánchez-Latour"
  4. Prensa Libre. http://www.prensalibre.com/hemeroteca/adios-a-una-dama-hecha-anecdotario "Adiós a una dama hecha anecdotario"