Vanegas Arroyo, Antonio, 1852-1917

A member of the printers' group at Sta. Teresa 1, Mexico D.F., with Jose Guadaluupe Posada.

From the description of El Gran Descarrilamiento : broadsheet and printer's block, 1904. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754872611

Biography

Antonio Vanegas Arroyo was born in Puebla, Mexico around 1850; in 1867 he moved to Mexico City; he later established a printing house, and before the turn of the century issued a series of small theatrical works which were put in his Galería de Teatro Infantil; some of his publications had the advantage of being illustrated by José Guadalupe Posada; between them they produced Perico el incorregible, Casa de vecindad and Celos de negro con don Folías ; Vanegas Arroyo published the journals La gaceta callejera, El boletín, El jicote, El teatro, El centavo perdido and others; he also published the Secretario de los amantes ; he died on March 14, 1917 in Mexico City.

From the guide to the Collection of Ephemeral Mexican Popular Literature Published by Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, 1895-1925, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Dept. of Special Collections.)