Manuel de Aspiroz

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Manuel de Azpiroz (c. 1836–April 24, 1905) was a Mexican statesman and diplomat.

The "Last Posed Photograph" of President McKinley. Ambassador Azpiroz can be seen to the left of President McKinley (center). September 5, 1901.

Life

He was born in

Secretary of Foreign Affairs
. From 1899 until he died in 1905 he served as
Mexican ambassador to the United States;[1] he was present at the Pan-American Exposition in 1901, when William McKinley
was fatally shot.

He participated in the war council that condemned and executed

Tomás Mejía, after capture by the Liberals, in 1867. He also served as Mexican consul in San Francisco and was the first Mexican ambassador in the United States.[2] His remains were interred at the Panteón de Dolores
in Mexico City, in the Rotunda of Illustrious Persons on April 24, 1905.

Among his writings may be mentioned; Código de extranjería de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos (1876), and La liberdad civil como base del derecho internacional privado (1896).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Chisholm 1911.
  2. ^ Rotonda de las Personas Ilustres: Manuel Aspiroz Archived 2009-08-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish).
Attribution
  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Aspiroz, Manuel de". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

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