Francisco González Bocanegra
Author
1824 – 1861
Who was Francisco González Bocanegra?
Francisco González Bocanegra was a Mexican poet who wrote the lyrics of the Mexican National Anthem in 1853.
He was born in San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí to Spanish soldier José María González Yáñez and Francisca Bocanegra y Villalpando, sister of the Foreign Relations Secretary under President Vicente Guerrero, José María Bocanegra. Despite his father being exempted because of being married to a Mexican, in 1827, his family moved to Spain after a law was enacted expelling all remaining Spanish citizens in the country. They settled in the port of Cádiz until the family returned to San Luis Potosí on December 28, 1836.
He died in 1861 and is buried in the Rotonda de los Hombres Ilustres in Mexico City.
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- Born
- Jan 8, 1824
San Luis Potosí - Also known as
- Francisco Gonzalez Bocanegra
- Nationality
- Spain
- Lived in
- San Luis Potosí
- Died
- Apr 11, 1861
- Resting place
- Panteón de Dolores
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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