▁the ▁author ▁of ▁nearly ▁eight y ▁books ▁of ▁various ▁gen res , ▁and ▁is ▁known ▁primarily ▁for ▁his ▁chron icles ▁( cr ón icas ), ▁character ized ▁by ▁modern ist ▁pro se . ▁ ▁He ▁contributed ▁to ▁numerous ▁publications ▁in ▁Spain , ▁France ▁and ▁Latin ▁America , ▁and ▁head ed ▁El ▁Nue vo ▁Mercur io ▁( 1 9 0 7 ) ▁and ▁Cos m ó pol is ▁( 1 9 1 9 – 1 9 2 2 ). ▁Gó mez ▁Car ril lo ▁lived ▁mainly ▁in ▁Madrid ▁and ▁Paris . ▁It ▁was ▁in ▁Madrid ▁where ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁change ▁his ▁surname ▁from ▁" G ome z ▁T ible " ▁to ▁" G ó mez ▁Car ril lo ," ▁mort ified ▁by ▁the ▁j oking ▁of ▁others . ▁A ▁t ire less ▁travel er , ▁he ▁wrote ▁numerous ▁chron icles ▁that ▁collected ▁his ▁impress ions ▁of ▁the ▁places ▁he ▁visited : ▁the ▁en chant ing ▁ ▁París ▁( 1 9 0 2 ), ▁La ▁Rus ia ▁actual ▁( 1 9 0 6 ), ▁La ▁Gre cia ▁et erna ▁( 1 9 0 8 ), ▁El ▁Jap ón ▁hero ico ▁y ▁gal ante ▁( 1 9 1 2 ), ▁La ▁son ris a ▁de ▁la ▁es f inge ▁( 1 9 1 3 ), ▁Jer us al én ▁y ▁la ▁T ierra ▁Santa ▁( 1 9 1 4 ) ▁and ▁V istas ▁de ▁Europa ▁( 1 9 1 9 ). ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁several ▁ess ays , ▁aut obi ograph ies