Agustín Yáñez
Agustín Yáñez | |
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Portrait of Agustín Yáñez in the Palacio de Gobierno, Guadalajara | |
| Governor of Jalisco | |
| In office 1 March 1953 – 28 February 1959 | |
| Preceded by | José Jesús González Gallo |
| Succeeded by | Juan Gil Preciado |
| Secretary of Public Education | |
| In office 1 December 1964 – 30 November 1970 | |
| President | Gustavo Díaz Ordaz |
| Preceded by | Jaime Torres Bodet |
| Succeeded by | Víctor Bravo Ahuja |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 May 1904 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Died | 17 January 1980 (aged 75) Mexico City, D.F., Mexico |
| Resting place | Panteón de Dolores |
| Political party | Institutional Revolutionary Party |
| Education | University of Guadalajara National Autonomous University of Mexico |
Agustín Yáñez Delgadillo (May 4, 1904 in Guadalajara, Jalisco – January 17, 1980 in Mexico City) was a Mexican writer and politician who served as Governor of Jalisco and Secretary of Public Education during Gustavo Díaz Ordaz's presidency. He is the author of numerous books and the recipient, in 1952 as member of the Academia Mexicana de la Lengua, in 1973, of the Premio Nacional de las Letras. Al filo del agua (On the Edge of the Storm) is considered his most important work, according to the Encyclopedia of Latin American and Caribbean literature, 1900-2003 By Daniel Balderston, Mike Gonzalez, page 616.