José López Portillo y Rojas (May 26, 1850 – May 22, 1923), born in

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, was a Mexican lawyer, politician and man of letters. He served as

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in 1911 and as

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in 1914 for coup leader and brief Mexican President

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, during the

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. He served as Director of the

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from 1916 to 1923. His grandson José López Portillo y Pacheco, was the

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from 1976 to 1982.

Works

*Novels :''La Parcela'' (1898) :''Los Precursores'' (1909) :''Fuertes y débiles'' (1919) :''La Horma de Su Zapato'' *Essays and stories :''Seis Leyendas'' (1883) :''Novelas Cortas'' (1900) :''Sucesos y Novelas Cortas'' (1903) :''Historias, Historietas y Cuentecillos'' (1918)

References

José López Portillo y Rojas
(SRE biography)

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lopez Portillo Y Rojas, Jose 1850 births 1923 deaths 19th-century Mexican writers 19th-century male writers Writers from Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexican Secretaries of Foreign Affairs Governors of Jalisco Members of the Mexican Academy of Language