José López Portillo y Rojas
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.
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- Name
- José López Portillo y Rojas
- Born
- 26 May 1850
- Birthplace
- Guadalajara, Jalisco
- Died
- 26 May 1923
- Place of death
- Mexico DF
- Occupation
- lawyer, politician
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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.
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Rojas was an advocate of animal welfare and was vice-president of the Mexican Humane Association. He was well known for his opposition to bull fighting. His grandson José López Portillo y Pacheco, was the president of Mexico from 1976 to 1982.
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• Name — José López Portillo y Rojas • Office1 — Governor of Jalisco • Term Start1 — October 23, 1912 • Term End1 — February 10, 1914 • Predecessor1 — Alberto Robles Gil • Successor1 — José M. Mier • Office2 — Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico • President2 — Victoriano Huerta • Term Start2 — February 17, 1914 • Term End2 — July 10, 1914 • Predecessor2 — Querido Moheno • Successor2 — Francisco S. Carvajal • Born — 26 May 1850 • Birthplace — Guadalajara, Jalisco • Died — 26 May 1923 • Place of death — Mexico DF • Relations — José López Portillo y Pacheco (grandson) • Occupation — lawyer, politician
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• 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)
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