Verification
Sources
Every historical statement on this site is anchored to a public record. The list below is numbered to match the markers used throughout the pages.
- 1FamilySearch — Rebeca Judith Quiñonez Mordaunt and family
Public genealogical record identifying Jorge García Granados's children, including Carlos Raúl Eduardo.
https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/G6R7-KSG/rebeca-judith-qui%C3%B1onez-mordaunt-1902-1962
- 2Sylvia García Granados biography
Public biographical record identifying Sylvia's father as Raúl García-Granados Quiñónez.
https://prabook.com/web/sylvia.granados/378555
- 3United Nations Digital Library — Resolution 181 vote
Official vote record: 33 yes, 13 no, 10 abstentions; Guatemala voted yes.
https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/671195?ln=en
- 4United Nations — First meeting of UNSCOP
Official record listing Dr. Jorge García Granados as Guatemala's representative.
https://www.un.org/unispal/document/auto-insert-210967/
- 5The Jerusalem Post — Saluting Guatemala
Reports that García Granados presented credentials in Jerusalem on July 12, 1955.
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/grapevine-saluting-guatemala-585115
- 6Times of Israel — Guatemala and Jerusalem
Explains García Granados's role in building Latin American support and Guatemala's Jerusalem legacy.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/why-a-small-central-american-nation-became-a-trailblazer-on-jerusalem/
- 7Government of Guatemala — Diplomatic Academy
Official recognition of García Granados's diplomatic legacy.
https://guatemala.gob.gt/minex-bautiza-su-academia-diplomatica-como-academia-diplomatica-jorge-garcia-granados/
- 8Times of Israel — Guatemala opens Jerusalem embassy
Discusses the historic embassy, García Granados, and Guatemala's friendship with Israel.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/watch-guatemala-opens-jerusalem-embassy-days-after-us/
- 9American Jewish Committee — Tribute to Guatemala
Describes García Granados's role in urging Latin American support for Jewish statehood.
https://www.ajc.org/news/ajc-lauds-guatemala-decision-to-return-its-embassy-to-jerusalem
- 10Jewish Telegraphic Agency — Israel honors García Granados
Contemporary archive describing his outstanding role in partition and Jewish statehood.
https://www.jta.org/archive/israel-consulate-in-new-york-honors-guatemalan-u-n-representative
- 11Open Library — 1948 edition
Bibliographic record for the original edition.
https://openlibrary.org/books/OL6031891M/The_birth_of_Israel
- 12Barnes & Noble — current edition
Current edition information and synopsis.
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-birth-of-israel-jorge-garcia-granados/1146336248