Ireneo Paz Flores (7 February 1836 – 11 April 1924) was a Mexican liberal intellectual, writer and journalist, who was the grandfather of the Nobel Prize–winning writer Octavio Paz.
Paz Flores was born on 7 February 1836 in Guadalajara, Jalisco. In 1863 upon completion of his college studies, he was licensed to practice law. He married Rosa Solórzano. Their children included: Octavio, , and Amalia. During his tenure as editor of La Patria Ilustrada, he became the first regular employer of famed cartoonist José Guadalupe Posada. He died in Mixcoac on 11 April 1924.
Paz wrote 35 books which included different genres such as fiction, play-writing, comedy, memoirs and poetry. Among his numerous writings were works on the legendary California bandit Joaquin Murrieta, and the historical figure Malinche.
Even though Ireneo Paz died when Octavio Paz was ten years old, he and his library had an important influence on his decision for being a writer.
References
Biografia de Ireneo Paz at www.biografiasyvidas.com
HISTORY OF MEXICO - OCTAVIO PAZ: NOBEL WINNER AND NOBLE MAN - BY JIM TUCK IN MEXICO CONNECT at www.mexconnect.com
Vida y Aventuras del Mas Celebre Bandido Sonorense, Joaquin Murrieta: Sus Grandes Proezas En California, by Ireneo Paz, Mexico City, 1904; first English translation by Francis P. Belle, Regan Pub. Corp., Chicago, 1925. Republished with intro. and further translation by Luis Leal, Life and Adventures of the Celebrated Bandit Joaquin Murrieta: His Exploits in the State of California, Arte Publico Press, 1999. Amor y suplicio (1873) re: Malinche Doña Marina (1883) also re: Malinche