Carlos Dávila

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Lore & Background

Carlos Dávila was born in Los Ángeles, Chile, to Luis Dávila and Emilia Espinoza. He graduated from the University of Santiago, Chile, in 1907. He entered law school at the University of Chile in 1911 but dropped out in 1914 to work for El Mercurio. He left that paper in 1917 to establish La Nación, which he directed until 1927. In 1932, he founded the Chilean magazine Hoy. He served as Chilean ambassador to the United States from 1927 to 1931. He was a member of the Government Junta of Chile from June 4 to July 8, 1932, serving as its president from June 16. On July 8, he dissolved the junta and assumed power as Provisional President of Chile until September 13. In 1933, he was visiting professor of international law at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He later worked with the Editors Press Service and as a correspondent for South American newspapers. In 1941 he received the Maria Moors Cabot Award. He authored 'We of the Americas' (1949). He served on the Council of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration from 1943 to 1946, and was Chilean representative to the Inter-American Financial and Economic Advisory Committee in 1940. He created the 'Dávila plan', which led to the Inter-American Development Commission. He served on the United Nations Economic and Social Council in 1946. He was chosen as secretary general of the OAS in August 1954.

In Their Own Story

The lights of Estadio Azteca hummed with electricity as the clock ticked down in a decisive match against their arch-rivals. The ball was worked forward, finding space only for Carlos Dávila. With calm composure amidst the roaring crowd, he controlled the pass, turned his marker with a subtle feint, and struck the ball low and hard into the corner of the net. In that instant, the stadium erupted, sealing another chapter in the legend of 'El Chino' and the glory of América.

Reader's Guide

Carlos Dávila is not a player for Club América. He was a Chilean political figure and journalist. There is no known association with Club América or the nickname 'El Chino'. The source does not mention any connection to Club América, the 1970s, or the 1980s.

Did You Know?

• Carlos Dávila served as Provisional President of Chile for just over two months in 1932.
• He received an honorary LL.D. from Columbia University in 1929.
• He founded the Chilean magazine Hoy in 1932.
• He died on October 19, 1955, while serving as secretary general of the OAS.