Lucas Alamán
Lucas Ignacio Alamán y Escalada (born October 18, 1792 in Guanajuato , † June 2, 1853 ) was a conservative Mexican politician, historian and mining engineer. He was also interested in botany, his author's abbreviation is Alamán .
Lucas Alamán came from Guanajuato. Alamán's most effective work is the Historia de México , the several volumes of which were published between 1849 and 1852. It is one of the standard works of Mexican historiography. Although he was politically active himself to a decisive extent, he summarized his time under the term “epoch of the revolutions of Santa Anna” in order to emphasize the overriding political power of this general. After Mexico's defeat in the war against the United States in the late 1840s, Alamán, as the leader of the conservatives, pushed for the re-establishment of a monarchy. While Europe was looking for possible candidates for the throne, Antonio López de Santa Anna was to temporarily take over the presidency, which he did in April 1853. Lucas Alamán was elected a corresponding member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences in 1826 .
His name is immortalized in the genus Alamania La Llave & Lex. Of the orchid family.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Member entry by Lucas Alamán (with picture) at the Bavarian Academy of Sciences , accessed on February 3, 2016.
- ↑ Lotte Burkhardt: Directory of eponymous plant names . Extended Edition. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Free University Berlin Berlin 2018. [1]
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Alamán, Lucas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Alamán y Escalada, Lucas Ignacio (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican politician, historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 18, 1792 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Guanajuato |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 2, 1853 |