Guillermo Prieto

Guillermo Prieto
Minister of Finance
In office
January 28, 1858 – August 5, 1858
PresidentBenito Juárez
Preceded byMelchor Ocampo
Succeeded byMelchor Ocampo
In office
January 20, 1861 – April 5, 1861
PresidentBenito Juárez
Preceded byMelchor Ocampo
Succeeded byFrancisco de P. Gochicoa
Minister of Foreign Affairs
PresidentJosé María Iglesias
Personal details
Born(1818-02-10)10 February 1818[1]
Mexico City[1]
Died2 March 1897(1897-03-02) (aged 79)[1]
Tacubaya, Mexico City[1]
Resting placeDolores Civil Cemetery
19°24′24″N 99°12′17″W / 19.40679°N 99.20459°W / 19.40679; -99.20459 (Dolores Civil Cemetery)
Political partyLiberal
SpouseEmilia Golard[2]
Occupation

Guillermo Prieto Pradillo audio (10 February 1818 – 2 March 1897) was a Mexican novelist, short-story writer, poet, chronicler, journalist, essayist, patriot and Liberal politician. According to Eladio Cortés, during his lifetime he was considered Mexico's national poet,[1] and his political allegiance to the Mexican liberals allowed him to serve as Minister of Finance and Foreign Affairs under different administrations.

In his writings he used several pen names, including Don Benedeno and Fidel.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Cortés, Eladio (1992). Dictionary of Mexican Literature. Westport, Conn., USA: Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 541. ISBN 0-313-26271-3. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
  2. ^ Monsivais, Carlos (2006). Las herencias ocultas de la reforma liberal del siglo XIX (in Spanish). Mexico City: Random House Mondadori. p. 113. ISBN 9789707803343.