Ignacio Ramírez, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ignacio Ramírez

mexican writer of the 19th century

Date of Birth: 22-Jun-1818

Place of Birth: San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico

Date of Death: 15-Jun-1879

Profession: judge, writer, lawyer, poet, politician, journalist

Nationality: Mexico

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Juan Ignacio Paulino Ramírez Calzada, known as Ignacio Ramírez, (22 June 1818 – 15 June 1879) was a Mexican writer, poet, journalist, lawyer, atheist, and political libertarian from San Miguel de Allende, then called San Miguel el Grande.
His father had been a prominent federalist politician.
In writings, Ramírez used the pen name, El Nigromante (The Necromancer).
He defended the rights of Indians.
Ramírez worked with Guillermo Prieto to start the satirical periodical, Don Simplicio.
Ramírez is considered a member of the "'romantic generation' of Mexican liberals" coinciding with the Liberal Reform; others were Ponciano Arriaga, Miguel Lerdo de Tejada, Melchor Ocampo, and Guillermo Prieto.