Victoriano Salado Álvarez (30 September 1867 – 13 October 1931) was a Mexican writer, a prominent figure on the debate about
Modernism
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in
Mexican literature. He also served as
secretary of Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of President
Porfirio Díaz (1911)
and as
envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of Mexico to Guatemala and
El Salvador
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(1911–1912).
He was born in
Teocaltiche
Teocaltiche ( "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 Jalisco". The grassh ...
,
Jalisco
Jalisco, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in western Mexico and is bordered by s ...
, on 30 September 1867 and died in Mexico City, on 13 October 1931.
Works
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*' (1899).
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*' (1933).
*' (1937).
Notes and references
1867 births
1931 deaths
Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)
Secretaries of foreign affairs of Mexico
Ambassadors of Mexico to El Salvador
Ambassadors of Mexico to Guatemala
Politicians from Jalisco
People from Teocaltiche
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