Narciso Bassols

Narciso Bassols García (October 22, 1897 – July 24, 1959) was a Mexican lawyer,socialist politician,ambassador to France, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom, and professor of law at the National University of Mexico. He co-founded the Popular Party (Spanish: Partido Popular), and the League of Political Action (Spanish: Liga de Accion Politica). Bassols is most noted for his role in socializing the country's public education system.

Narciso Bassols, born in Tenango del Valle, Estado de México, was an atheist and the nephew of Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada. As author of the Agrarian Law of 1927, Bassols fought for agrarian reform and is noted as stating of the long suffering Mayan people: "hundreds of infamies, deceptions, Socialist mystifications, mass murders, immortal and ostentatious corruptions, banquets of bureaucrats, and Roman orgies all practiced by Socialist compañeros."

Narciso Bassols presence at National Autonomous University of Mexico (Spanish: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México) (UNAM) began in 1920 when he attended the University in pursuit of a law degree. Prior to achieving his degree in 1931, he was given the position of Director of the UNAM Law School in 1928. As Director, Bassols attempted to implement a tri-semester system, which the student body rebelled against, forcing Bassols to resign. His interaction with UNAM continued as he is credited with founding of the National School of Economics, the details of which are contested by Daniel Cosío Villegas, a fellow UNAM graduate who claims credit in his own autobiography.

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