José López Portillo y Rojas (26 May 1850 – 22 May 1923), born in Guadalajara, Jalisco

Guadalajara, Jalisco

Guadalajara is the capital of the Mexican state of Jalisco, and the seat of the municipality of Guadalajara. The city is located in the central region of Jalisco in the western-pacific area of Mexico. With a population of 1,564,514 it is Mexico's second most populous municipality...

, was a Mexican

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

 lawyer, politician and man-of-letters. He served as Governor of Jalisco

Governor of Jalisco

The following is a list of governors of the Mexican state of Jalisco from 1921. The current constitution indicates a term 6 years in length, which cannot be renewed under any circumstances. It also stipulates the qualifications for becoming governor: a Mexican citizen by birth, at least 30 years of...

 in 1911 and as Secretary of Foreign Affairs

Foreign minister

A Minister of Foreign Affairs, or foreign minister, is a cabinet minister who helps form the foreign policy of a sovereign state. The foreign minister is often regarded as the most senior ministerial position below that of the head of government . It is often granted to the deputy prime minister in...

 in 1914 for coup d'état

Coup d'état

A coup d'état state, literally: strike/blow of state)—also known as a coup, putsch, and overthrow—is the sudden, extrajudicial deposition of a government, usually by a small group of the existing state establishment—typically the military—to replace the deposed government with another body; either...

 leader and brief mexican president Victoriano Huerta

Victoriano Huerta

José Victoriano Huerta Márquez was a Mexican military officer and president of Mexico. Huerta's supporters were known as Huertistas during the Mexican Revolution...

, during the U.S. occupation of Veracruz. He served as Director of the Mexican Academy of Language from 1916 to 1923.

Legacy

His grandson José López Portillo y Pacheco was president of Mexico

President of Mexico

The President of the United Mexican States is the head of state and government of Mexico. Under the Constitution, the president is also the Supreme Commander of the Mexican armed forces...

from 1976 to 1982.

Works

• Novels

La Parcela (1898)

Los Precursores (1909)

Fuertes y débiles (1919)

"La Horma de Su Zapato"

• Essays & stories

Seis Leyendas (1883)

Novelas Cortas (1900)

Sucesos y Novelas Cortas (1903)

Historias, Historietas y Cuentecillos (1918)