Álvaro Delgado
Encyclopedia
Álvaro Delgado is a Mexican
political investigative journalist and author.
(UNAM) and has worked in the Mexican national newspapers El Nacional
, El Universal
, and El Financiero, as well as the political newsmagazine Proceso
.
In 1993, he published the book El Yunque – La ultraderecha en el poder, the continuation of a series of articles for Proceso magazine in which he researched a secret Roman Catholic fascist organization called El Yunque
, ("The Anvil"), active in Mexico since the 1950s, many of whose high-ranking members now hold high positions in the PAN
administration of President
Vicente Fox
. The book won him the Mexican national prize for journalism in 2003, but he also received several death threats.
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...
political investigative journalist and author.
Biography
Delgado studied journalism at the National Autonomous University of MexicoNational Autonomous University of Mexico
The Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México is a university in Mexico. UNAM was founded on 22 September 1910 by Justo Sierra as a liberal alternative to the Roman Catholic-sponsored Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico The Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) (National Autonomous...
(UNAM) and has worked in the Mexican national newspapers El Nacional
El Nacional
El Nacional is a Venezuelan publishing company under the name C.A. Editorial El Nacional, most widely known for its El Nacional newspaper. It, along with Últimas Noticias and El Universal, are the most widely read and circulated daily national newspapers in the country, and it has an average of...
, El Universal
El Universal (Mexico City)
El Universal is a major Mexican newspaper.El Universal was founded by Félix Palavicini and Emilio Rabasa in October 1916, in the city of Santiago de Queretaro to cover the end of the Mexican Revolution and the creation of the new Mexican Constitution...
, and El Financiero, as well as the political newsmagazine Proceso
Proceso
Proceso may refer to:* Proceso , a Mexican political magazine* National Reorganization Process , the dictatorship that ruled Argentina between 1976 and 1983...
.
In 1993, he published the book El Yunque – La ultraderecha en el poder, the continuation of a series of articles for Proceso magazine in which he researched a secret Roman Catholic fascist organization called El Yunque
El Yunque (organization)
The National Organization of the Anvil or simply El Yunque is the name of a purported secret society of Mexican regional origin but alleged to now be a national political force and whose purpose, according to the reporter Álvaro Delgado, "is to defend the Catholic religion and fight the forces of...
, ("The Anvil"), active in Mexico since the 1950s, many of whose high-ranking members now hold high positions in the PAN
National Action Party (Mexico)
The National Action Party , is one of the three main political parties in Mexico. The party's political platform is generally considered Centre-Right in the Mexican political spectrum. Since 2000, the President of Mexico has been a member of this party; both houses have PAN pluralities, but the...
administration of President
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...
Vicente Fox
Vicente Fox
Vicente Fox Quesada is a Mexican former politician who served as President of Mexico from 1 December 2000 to 30 November 2006 and currently serves as co-President of the Centrist Democrat International, an international organization of Christian democratic political parties.Fox was elected...
. The book won him the Mexican national prize for journalism in 2003, but he also received several death threats.