Ignacio M. Altamirano Diary and Photographic Plate (MS 305) 1889-1892
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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 GeografĂa y EstadĂstica. He became Mexico's consul general to Spain in 1889 and to France in 1890. Altamirano's work, which focused on Mexican society, includ...