Manuel José Othón

Manuel José Othón was born in San Luis Potosí on 14 June 1858 into a well-off family, studied at the seminary of his city and wrote verse from the age of thirteen. A lawyer, he served as judge and magistrate in towns of the State, such as Santa María del Río or Cerritos, then in Saltillo and Torreón, taught literature and became a federal deputy in 1900. A corresponding member of the Mexican Academy, he also wrote for the theatre and narrative works. He died in 1906, on 28 November.

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• PoetryPoemas rústicosManuel José Othón · 1902not translated into EnglishLiterature