Ignacio Manuel Altamirano
Mexican writer, journalist, teacher and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the BRT station, see Ignacio Manuel Altamirano (Mexibús).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Altamirano and the second or maternal family name is Basilio.
Ignacio Manuel Altamirano Basilio (Spanish pronunciation: [iɣˈnasjo maˈnwel altamiˈɾano βaˈsiljo]; 13 November 1834 – 13 February 1893) was a Mexican radical liberal writer, journalist, teacher and politician. He wrote Clemencia (1869), which is often considered to be the first modern Mexican novel.