▁the ▁F alk lands ). ▁▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁poet ▁Rafael ▁O bl ig ado ▁( the ▁author ▁of ▁" S ant os ▁V ega ") ▁and ▁Isabel ▁Gó mez ▁Lang en heim . ▁He ▁purs ued ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁Co leg io ▁Nacional ▁de ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁and ▁took ▁his ▁doctor ate ▁at ▁the ▁Universidad ▁Nacional ▁de ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁▁ ▁His ▁first ▁book , ▁" Po emas ", ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁He ▁translated ▁several ▁French ▁po ets ▁( V ict or ▁Hugo , ▁Lam art ine , ▁Alfred ▁de ▁Mus set ▁and ▁others ). ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁literary ▁critic , ▁lect urer ▁and ▁university ▁professor ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Instituto ▁de ▁Literatur a ▁Argentina . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁he ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Europe , ▁visit ing ▁several ▁countries . ▁On ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁Argentina , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁a ▁de an ▁of ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Philosoph y ▁and ▁Let ters . ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁named ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Academia ▁Argentina ▁de ▁Let ras ▁and ▁the ▁Real ▁Academia ▁Españ ola . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁he ▁produced ▁a ▁compreh ensive ▁translation ▁of ▁the ▁po ems ▁of ▁Ed gar ▁All an ▁Po e ▁and ▁Per cy ▁Sh elle y ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁critical ▁study ▁of ▁Leopold o ▁L ug ones . ▁The ▁Spanish ▁government ▁awarded ▁him ▁the ▁Civil ▁Order ▁of ▁Alfonso ▁X , ▁the ▁W ise ▁in