Victoriano Salado Álvarez (30 September 1867 – 13 October 1931) was a Mexican writer, a prominent figure on the debate about

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. He also served as

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in the cabinet of President

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(1911) and as envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of Mexico to Guatemala and

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(1911–1912). He was born in

Teocaltiche Teocaltiche ( nah, Teocaltillitzin "place near the temple") is a town and municipality in the central-western Mexican state of Jalisco. It is located in the northeastern highlands region of Jalisco, commonly referred to in Spanish as "Los Altos de ...

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, on 30 September 1867 and died in Mexico City, on 13 October 1931.

Works

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Notes and references

1867 births 1931 deaths Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) Mexican Secretaries of Foreign Affairs Ambassadors of Mexico to El Salvador Ambassadors of Mexico to Guatemala Politicians from Jalisco People from Teocaltiche {{Mexico-diplomat-stub