About Alfonso Teja Zabre
Lived 1888 – 1962 (aged 73). Alfonso Teja Zabre was a Mexican poet, writer, historian, journalist and jurist.
Alfonso Teja Zabre (1888–1962) was a Mexican writer, historian, and educator. His 1920 novel Alas Abiertas (Open Wings) was adapted into a film directed by Luis Lezama.
He was born in San Luis de la Paz, Guanajuato, Mexico, on 23 December 1888. He wrote books on the history of Mexico, some used in schools, as well as biographies.
He died in Mexico City on 28 February 1962.
Writings
Vida de Morelos (1917) Alas abiertas (1920) La esperanza y Hatiké (1922) El nuevo Quetzalcóatl (1927) Historia de Cuauhtémoc (1934) Historia de México (1935) Panorama histórico de la Revolución mexicana (1939) Guía de la historia de México (1944) Breve historia de México (1947)
Filmography (1921), released in 1922 in the U.S. as With Wings Outspread
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Mexican poet (1888-1962)
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Alfonso Teja Zabre was born on 23 December 1888 in San Luis de la Paz.
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Alfonso Teja Zabre died on 28 February 1962 in Mexico City.
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Alfonso Teja Zabre was a poet, writer, historian, journalist and jurist.
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Alfonso Teja Zabre was Mexican.
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