José María Rodríguez y Cos
José María Rodríguez y Cos was a Mexican writer who promoted Positivism in the country. He was born in Tulancingo, Hidalgo, Mexico in 1823, and although he began his studied to be a doctor, he had to leave university due to finances. He worked as a teacher and began to write, and became associated with Positivist writers such as Vicente Hugo Alcaráz and Manuel Guillén. His master work is considered to be epic poem "El Anáhuac", published in 1852. Another popular poem is "La Revolución francesa". He also wrote plays such as the opera "Cuauhtémoc