Altamirano, Ignacio Manuel, 1834-1893
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Ignacio Manuel Altamirano [1834-1893] was a Mexican poet and novelist of Nahua heritage. He joined Benito Juarez in opposition to Maximilian and played a part in the subsequent reconstruction of the republic. Altamirano served as representative to the national congress, as Supreme Court justice, and as president of the Sociedad Mexicana de Geografía y Estadística. He became Mexico's consul general to Spain in 1889 and to France in 1890. Altamirano's work, which focused on Mexican society, includes: Rimas (1871, of which Special Collections holds "One of two known copies of the first edition"); Clemencia (1869); El Zarco (written 1885-1889, published 1901); Antonia (1872); Beatriz (1873); Cuentos de invierno (1880); and La Navidad en las montañas (1871). Altamirano edited the newspaper Correo de México .
From the guide to the Ignacio M. Altamirano Diary and Photographic Plate (MS 305), 1889-1892, (University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries. Special Collections Dept.)
Novelist, poet, journalist. Born 1834 in Tixtla, Mexico; died 1893 in Sam Remo, Italy. Considered a major contributor to the development of a national literature in Mexico. Major novels include: Clemencia (1869), La navidad en las montañas (1870), and El zarco (1901). Altamirano also received a law degree; served as representative to the national congress; held the post of professor of the history of philosophy and eloquence in the law school in Mexico City; was elected to the Supreme Court; and founded several newspapers, journals, and societies. He became Mexico's consul general to Spain in 1889 and to France in 1890.
From the description of El zarco : episodios de la vida mexicana en 1861-1863, 1888. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 31139458
Novelist, poet, journalist. Born 1834 in Tixtla, Mexico; died 1893 in San Remo, Italy. Considered a major contributor to the development of a national literature in Mexico. Major novels include: Clemencia (1869), La navidad en las montañas (1870), and El zarco (1901).
Altamirano also received a law degree; served as representative to the national congress; held the post of professor of the history of philosophy and eloquence in the law school in Mexico City; was elected to the Supreme Court; and founded several newspapers, journals, and societies. He became Mexico's consul general to Spain in 1889 and to France in 1890.
Other positions held include: Professor at Escuela Nacional Preparatoria, Escuela de la Comercio, Escuela de Jurisprudencia, and Escuela Nacional para Maestros, Magistrate of the Suprema Corte de Justicia, Procurador General de la Nación.
From the guide to the El Zarco: episodios de la vida mexicana en 1861-1863 31139458., 1888, (Benson Latin American Collection, General Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin)
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