Antonio Castro Leal
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Antonio Castro Leal (March 2, 1896 - January 7, 1981) was a Mexican diplomat and intellectual.
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[edit] Biography
Antonio Castro Leal was born on March 2, 1896 in San Luis Potosí. He received his licenciate and doctor of law degrees from the National Autonomous University of Mexico and his PhD from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Castro Leal was rector of UNAM in 1929 during the student strikes that ultimately lead to the university becoming autonomous, after which he resigned his post. In 1934 as Director of the Department of Fine Arts he inaugurated the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City. He lived in Paris from 1949-54 as Mexico's ambassador and executive board member for UNESCO, after which he moved to Coyoacán, in Mexico City, where he lived for the rest of his life. He died on January 7, 1981.
[edit] Posts held
- Rector of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) - 1928-29
- Director of the Department of Fine Arts - 1934
- Mexican ambassador to UNESCO - 1949-52
- Member of UNESCO's executive board - 1950-54
- Member of Congress - 1958-61
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[edit] References
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (2006). Antonio Castro Leal (1896 - 1981). UNAM. Retrieved on 2006-12-04.
- Diccionario de Escritores de México (2006). Castro Leal, Antonio. Retrieved on 2006-12-05.
