Guillermo Prieto, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Guillermo Prieto

Mexican writer and politician

Date of Birth: 10-Feb-1818

Place of Birth: Mexico City, Mexico

Date of Death: 02-Mar-1897

Profession: poet, politician, economist, diplomat, chronicler

Nationality: Mexico

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Guillermo Prieto Pradillo audio (10 February 1818 – 2 March 1897) was a Mexican novelist, short-story writer, poet, chronicler, journalist, essayist, patriot and Liberal politician.
According to Eladio Cortés, during his lifetime he was considered Mexico's national poet, and his political allegiance to the Mexican liberals allowed him to serve as Minister of Finance and Foreign Affairs under different administrations. In his writings he used several pen names, including Don Benedeno and Fidel.