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Altamirano, Ignacio Manuel, 1834-1893We have 1 book for this author.
 Ignacio Manuel Altamirano (1834 – 13 February 1893) was a Mexican writer, journalist, teacher and politician. Altamirano was born in Tixtla, Guerrero, of pure indigenous Nahua heritage. His father was the mayor of Tixtla, this allowed Ignacio to attend school there. He later studied in Toluca thanks to a scholarship that was granted him by Ignacio Ramírez, of whom he was a disciple. He founded several newspapers and magazines including El Correo de México ("The Mexico Post"), El Renacimiento ("The Renaissance"), El Federalista ("The Federalist"), La Tribuna ("The Tribune") and La República ("The Republic"). He was also public prosecutor, magistrate and president of the Supreme Court, as well as senior officer of the Ministry of Public Works and the Economy. Altamirano wrote several books which had considerable success in his time; among them were:
His literary work portrays the Mexican society of the time. He died in San Remo, Italy, in 1893. External links
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