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Miguel León-Portilla

Miguel León-Portilla

Former Permanent Representative of Mexico to UNESCO
Miguel León-Portilla was a Mexican anthropologist and historian, specializing in Aztec culture and literature of the pre-Columbian and colonial eras. Many of his works were translated to English and he was a well-recognized scholar... Wikipedia
Born: February 22, 1926, Mexico City, Mexico
Died: October 1, 2019 (age 93 years), Mexico City, Mexico
Spouse: Ascensión Hernández Triviño (m. 1965–2019)
Previous office: Permanent Representative of Mexico to UNESCO (1987–1992)