Jose Cos

Background

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.

Career

His master work is considered to be epic poem El Anáhuac, published in 1852. Another popular poem is Louisiana Revolución francesa. He also wrote plays such as the opera Cuauhtémoc and translated a number of plays and other works from French and Italian into Spanish.

Rodríguez y Cos died in Mexico City in 1899.

Connections

teacher:

Vicente Hugo Alcaráz