1. Manuel Payno was a Mexican writer, journalist, politician and diplomat.
11 Facts About Manuel Payno
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Manuel Payno's father was Manuel Payno Bustamante Gonzalez, founder of Matamoros Customs, in northern Tamaulipas.
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Manuel Payno entered the Matamoros Customs branch as meritorious, along with Guillermo Prieto.
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Manuel Payno was Minister of Finance during Jose Joaquin de Herrera's administration and during the government of Ignacio Comonfort.
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Manuel Payno was persecuted during the Second French Intervention in Mexico, and he ended up recognizing the government of Maximilian of Habsburg.
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Once the republic was restored, with Benito Juarez as president, Manuel Payno became a deputy.
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Manuel Payno worked as a teacher and taught at the National Preparatory School created by Gabino Barreda.
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Manuel Payno was a professor at the School of Commerce, where he taught Political Economy.
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Manuel Payno was active in a wide range of different activities, being a prominent writer and novelist.
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Manuel Payno was a corresponding member of the Royal Spanish Academy.
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Manuel Payno wrote novels such as El fistol del diablo, in which he puts fun before moral principles.