Roberto Levillier | |
|---|---|
 Autochrome by Georges Chevalier, 1928 | |
| Ambassador of Argentina to Uruguay | |
| In office 1938–1941 | |
| Ambassador of Argentina to Mexico | |
| In office 1935–1937 | |
| Minister Plenipotentiary of Argentina to Czechoslovakia (Concurrent in Finland, Poland and the USSR) | |
| In office June 16, 1928 – 1934 | |
| Preceded by | Hilarión Moreno |
| Succeeded by | José A. Caballero |
| Ambassador of Argentina to Peru | |
| In office 1922–1926 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1881 or 1886 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Died | March 19, 1969 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Roberto Levillier (1881/1886 — March 19, 1969) was an Argentine historian and diplomat.
Levillier served as a diplomat in different countries in Europe (Spain, Portugal, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Finland, the Soviet Union) and in Peru.[1] In 1920 he was part of the Argentine delegation that participated in the first assembly of the League of Nations, along with Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear and Honorio Pueyrredón.[2] Between 1935 and 1937 he was ambassador to Mexico. Between 1938 and 1941 he was ambassador to Uruguay.[1] Despite his initial sympathy for the National Socialist regime,[3] during his stay in Europe he provided aid to persecuted Jews.[4]
From a young age he became interested in historiography, publishing his Nueva crónica de la conquista del Tucumán; The first volume was published in Madrid in 1926, with the following two volumes from the years 1930 and 1932.[4]
In 1942, after retiring from diplomatic activity, he devoted himself fully to historical work. His interest lay in the period of conquest and colony, from a point of view sympathetic to the conquerors and unfavorable to the native peoples.[5] He dedicated himself especially to the compilation and publication of unpublished documents. He stated that Américo Vespucci had arrived at the Río de la Plata. In 1955 he earned a place for life in the National Academy of History of Argentina.[4]
A street in the city of Buenos Aires, another in Córdoba and another in Santiago del Estero bear his name.[1]