José López Portillo y Rojas
1850
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1923
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: Mexico
languages spoken, written or signed: Spanish
occupation: magistrate, short story writer, novelist, diplomat, writer, politician
position held: governor, Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
José López Portillo y Rojas (May 26, 1850 – May 22, 1923), born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, was a Mexican lawyer, politician and man of letters. He served as Governor of Jalisco in 1911 and as Secretary of Foreign Affairs in 1914 for coup leader and brief Mexican President Victoriano Huerta, during the United States occupation of Veracruz. He served as Director of the Mexican Academy of Language from 1916 to 1923. His grandson José López Portillo y Pacheco, was the president of Mexico from 1976 to 1982. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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