Eligio Ancona del Castillo

Eligio Ancona del Castillo

Eligio Ancona del Castillo (born November 30, 1835 in Mérida, Yucatán – died April 3, 1893 in Mexico City) was a Mexican lawyer and liberal. He served as governor of the state of Yucatán from 1868 to 1875. He was also an author and novelist. He published a notable compendium of the history of Yucatán in 1889.[1] His remains were interred at the Panteón de Dolores in Mexico City, in the Rotunda of Illustrious Persons on April 13, 1903.

He was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1880.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Rotonda de las Personas Ilustres: Eligio Ancona del Castillo (in Spanish).
  2. ↑ American Antiquarian Society Members Directory


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