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Miguel León-Portilla

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Gender Male
Death5 years ago
Date of birth February 22,1926
Zodiac sign Pisces
Born Mexico City
Mexico
Date of died October 1,2019
NationalityMexican
Job Anthropologist
DiedMexico City
Mexico
Spouse Ascensión H. de León-Portilla
Education Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Children María Luisa León-Portilla
BooksThe Broken Spears
La Huída de Quetzalcóatl
Los antiguos mexicanos a través de sus crónicas y cantares
Trece poetas del mundo azteca
Toltecáyotl, aspectos de la cultura náhuatl
Previous positionPermanent Representative of Mexico to UNESCO (1987–1992)
Edited worksThe Broken Spears
Erotica nahuatl
Awards Guggenheim Fellowship for Social Sciences, Latin America & Caribbean
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Miguel León-Portilla Life story


Miguel León-Portilla was a Mexican anthropologist and historian, specializing in Aztec culture and literature of the pre-Columbian and colonial eras. Many of his works were translated to English and he was a well-recognized scholar internationally.

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