Federico Hernández de León, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Federico Hernández de León

Guatemalan writer adn historian

Date of Birth: 04-Mar-1883

Place of Birth: Quetzaltenango, Quetzaltenango Department, Guatemala

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Profession: politician, historian, journalist

Nationality: Guatemala

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Federico Hernández de León (March 4, 1883 – 1959) was a Guatemalan writer, historian and journalist.
He graduated from the Instituto Nacional Central para Varones of Guatemala, with a high school diploma in 1900.
Active politically, was arrested during the last few years of the government of president Manuel Estrada Cabrera, being held in the Central Penitentiary of Guatemala until the president was deposed on April 14, 1920.
After his release, he went straight to take over the Diario de Centro América semi-official newspaper of Guatemala at the time.
Later, he directed Nuestro Diario along with Carlos Bauer Aviles.