Librado Silva Galeana

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Librado Silva Galeana (17 August 1942 – 24 April 2014) was a Mexican translator and writer, recognized as communicator of Nahuatl culture. He helped translate many texts from Nahuatl into Spanish and he wrote about the traditions of indigenous people of Mexico.[1]

He was born in Santa Ana Tlacotenco in Milpa Alta to Nahuatl-speaking parents, who taught him their language. Initially, he studied to be a teacher but then studied at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, where he earned a degree in Latin-America studies.[2]

Google dedicated a doodle to him on 17 August 2020.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "Librado Silva Galeana 78th birthday". Google Doodles. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Google Doodle pays homage to Mexican translator Librado Silva Galeana". El Universal. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.