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José Fernando Ramírez (May 5, 1804 – March 4, 1871) was a distinguished Mexican historian in the 19th century. Ramírez was born in Parral, Chihuahua but grew up in Durango, where he became a prominent liberal politician. After graduating with a degree in law from San Luis Gonzaga he was elected several times to the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. He chaired the Ministry of Foreign affairs under three different administrations and became a minister in the Supreme Court of Justice. Ramírez specialized in Pre-Columbian and 16th century Mexican history and excelled as a biographer. He headed the Imperial Academy of Sciences and Literature during the Second Mexican Empire, directed the National Museum (1852) and built an impressive collection of historical documents. Among his works are ''Fray Toribio de Motolinía'' and several Amerindian codex translations such as ''The Quinantzin'' and ''The Aubin''. He died in Bonn, Germany on March 4, 1871. ==External links== *(Academia Mexicana de la Lengua: José Fernando Ramírez ) (in Spanish). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「José Fernando Ramírez」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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