Federico Díez de Medina (1839 – 1904) was born in La Paz

La Paz

Nuestra Señora de La Paz is the administrative capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of the La Paz Department, and the second largest city in the country after Santa Cruz de la Sierra...

, Bolivia

Bolivia

Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...

. Bolivian Minister of Foreign Relations and Worship (1898, 1900 - 1901) and Dean of the Universidad Mayor de La Paz (1878). Politician and writer, he served as Bolivian ambassador throughout South America

South America

South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...

. He wrote several texts on international law, politics, and international relations.