Alfonso Reyes

Alfonso Reyes Alfonso Reyes was Mexico's preeminent humanist of the 20th century — a poet, essayist, critic, and diplomat of extraordinary erudition and stylistic elegance. His essays on literature, culture, and Mexican identity, collected across dozens of volumes, established him as one of the finest prose writers in the Spanish language. He served as ambassador to Argentina and Brazil and spent decades building intellectual bridges across the Americas and Europe.