Andres Henestrosa Morales.

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"We are greater for what we dream than for what we do. To make a dream come true has been my hope: to write a little page, a very little page that will outlive me."

Mexican writer, poet, and politician Andres Henestrosa Morales, 101, a Zapotec Indian who defended and promoted his native language and culture, died of pneumonia on January 10 at his home in Mexico City. Henestresa was born in southern Oaxaca state and did not learn Spanish until 1922, at age 16. His work often focused on indigenous...