Eligio Ancona, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Eligio Ancona

Mexican politician

Date of Birth: 30-Nov-1835

Place of Birth: Merida, Yucatán, Mexico

Date of Death: 03-Apr-1893

Profession: writer, lawyer, politician, historian, journalist

Nationality: Mexico

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Eligio Jesús Ancona Castillo (November 30, 1835 – April 3, 1893) was a teacher, lawyer, novelist, historian, playwright, journalist, and Mexican politician who was born in Mérida, Yucatán.
He was named “benemérito” of the state of Yucatán, a title given to distinguished people who have made significant achievements in their fields. Ancona was the governor of Yucatán first as interim in 1868, and after, between 1875 and 1876.
Later he was the secretary for the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (La Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación).
He also published a notable compendium of the history of Yucatán in 1889. Ancona died in Mexico City in 1893.
For his many contributions to both literature and politics, his remains were interred at the Panteón de Dolores in Mexico City, in the Rotunda of Illustrious Persons on April 13, 1903.
Eligio Ancona was father to Antonio Ancona Albertos, who was the governor of Yucatán and the representative constituent of Mexico in 1916 and 1917.
Ancona was also the father of mathematician and journalist Joaquín Ancona Albertos.