Retrato de Vicente García Torres
By: Luis Rublúo.
Edition: 1. ed.
Series: Colección Orígenes; Orígenes (Pachuca, Mexico)
Publisher: Gobierno del Estado de Hidalgo, Sistema de Educación Pública de Hidalgo, Consejo Estatal para la Cultura y las Artes
Published: 1997
Place of publication: [Pachuca, Mexico]
Language: spa
Number of pages: 138
Subjects: García Torres, Vicente, 1811-1894.; Mexican War, 1846-1848 -- Mexico.; Freedom of speech -- Mexico.; Freedom of the press -- Mexico.
Description: "Although there is a street named for him in Coyoacán, Vicente García Torres, founder of the important 19th-century Mexico City newspaper El Monitor Republicano, is relatively little known. Contains a short biography and some new documentation indicating García Torres' bravery during the Mexican-American War and his friendship with most of the leading thinkers of the day"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-138).