Justo Sierra

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Justo Sierra Méndez
Secretary of Public Instruction and Fine Arts
In office April 25, 1905 – March 24, 1911
President	Porfirio Díaz
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Jorge Vera Estañol [es]
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation
In office October 1, 1894 – September 30, 1900
Deputy of the Congress of the Union for Sinaloa's 1st district
In office September 16, 1884 – September 15, 1994
Preceded by	Bernardo Reyes
Succeeded by	Federico Vicente Riva Palacio
Deputy of the Congress of the Union for Sinaloa's 2nd district
In office September 16, 1882 – September 15, 1884
Preceded by	Bernardo Reyes
Succeeded by	Marcos Carrillo
Personal details
Born	(1848-01-26)January 26, 1848 Campeche, Mexico
Died	September 13, 1912(1912-09-13) (aged 64) Madrid, Spain
Resting place	Panteón de Dolores
Alma mater	National Autonomous University of Mexico (LLB)

Justo Sierra Méndez (January 26, 1848 – September 13, 1912), was a Mexican prominent liberal writer, historian, journalist,^[1] poet and political figure during the Porfiriato, in the second half of the nineteenth century and early twentieth century. He was a leading voice of the Científicos, "the scientists" who were the intellectual leaders during the regime of Porfirio Díaz.