1. He was born on June 14th, 1894 in Moquegua-Peru. His
parents were Francisco Javier Mariategui Requejo And Maria
Amalia La Chira Vallejos. His sisters were Amanda Mariategui
La Chira, who died when she was young, and Guillermina
Mariategui La Chira. His brother was Julio Cesar Mariategui La
Chira
He didn’t complete his primary (nobody knows about that). He
never studied secondary, because he moved to Lima when he
was thirteen years old with his mom, his sisters and his
brothers, after his father died.
In 1909, he started working for the newspaper “LA PRENSA”. In
1911,he wrote his first article with the pseudonym of Juan Croniqueur.
In 1912, he wrote articles about political notes and the lottery. In 1913,
he wrote articles about literary and artistic themes. In 1914, he worked
with the magazine “Mundo Limeño”.

3. In October of 1925, founded the
Editorial Minerva. In 1926, in
September, founded the magazine
“AMAUTA” to try political issues.
In 1928 broke up with the APRA. In
October 7th founded the socialist party
and the magazine “Labor”.
In 1919, he left the newspaper “El Tiempo”
and founded the newspaper “La Razon” In 1929, formed “La Confederacion
to support the worker´s demands, but General de Trabajadores del Peru”
was closed by Leguia. He was named member of the general
In 1921, he traveled to Italy to attended council of the Anti-imperialist.
the Socialists Party Congress, where he His magazine “Labor” was closed by
met his wife Anna Chiappe, they had four Leguia .
children Sandro, Jose Carlos, Sigfrido, He appointed Eudocio Revines as
and Javier. secretary of the socialist party.
He returned to Peru in 1923.
In 1924, he worked for the magazine In all his life he wrote 3000 texts of
“Variedades”; and as the editor of the many topics from 1911 to 1930.
magazine “Mundial”.
He died in Lima, on April 16 th, 1930.