Justo Sierra
Justo Sierra Méndez | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of Public Instruction and Fine Arts | |
| In office April 25, 1905 – March 24, 1911 | |
| President | Porfirio Díaz |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Jorge Vera Estañol |
| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation | |
| In office October 1, 1894 – September 30, 1900 | |
| Deputy of the Congress of the Union for Sinaloa's 1st district | |
| In office September 16, 1884 – September 15, 1894 | |
| Preceded by | Bernardo Reyes |
| Succeeded by | Federico Vicente Riva Palacio |
| Deputy of the Congress of the Union for Sinaloa's 2nd district | |
| In office September 16, 1882 – September 15, 1884 | |
| Preceded by | Bernardo Reyes |
| Succeeded by | Marcos Carrillo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 26, 1848 Campeche, Mexico |
| Died | September 13, 1912 (aged 64) Madrid, Spain |
| Resting place | Panteón de Dolores |
| Alma mater | National Autonomous University of Mexico (LLB) |
Justo Sierra Méndez (January 26, 1848 – September 13, 1912), was a Mexican prominent liberal writer, historian, journalist, poet and political figure during the Porfiriato, in the second half of the nineteenth century and early twentieth century. He was a leading voice of the Científicos, "the scientists" who were the intellectual leaders during the regime of Porfirio Díaz. Sierra’s portrait appeared on the 2000 Mexican pesos banknote issued between 1985 and 1989.