Ignacio Anaya | |
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| Born | Ignacio Anaya García 15 August 1895 Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico |
| Died | November 9, 1975 (aged 80) Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico |
| Occupation(s) | maître d', restaurateur |
| Known for | Inventor of nachos |
| Spouse | Marie Antoinette Salinas |
| Children | 9 |
Ignacio Anaya García (15 August 1895 – 9 November 1975) was a Mexican maître d'hotel[1][2] who invented the popular Tex-Mex dish nachos at the Victory Club restaurant a couple miles from the border of Texas in Mexico in 1940.[1][3][4][2] After nachos grew in popularity, Anaya was promoted to chef, and he eventually started his own restaurant in the 1960s.[3]
His nickname was Nacho, derived from the Spanish Ignacio, the Spanish version of Ignatius.[5]
- ^ a b LaRoche, Clarence J. (May 23, 1954). "Nacho's? Natch!". San Antonio Express and News.
- ^ a b Haram, Karen (2002-02-14). "The Legend of Nacho's Appetizer". Sun Sentinel. Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Action Line". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. March 25, 1974.
- ^ Andrew F. Smith (March 2009). The Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink. Oxford University Press. pp. 209–10. ISBN 978-0195387094.
- ^ "Nach derivation". latina.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
Nacho is a nickname for Ignacio, the Spanish form of Ignatius.