José León Sánchez

José León Sánchez
Sánchez holding a copy of the Codex Borbonicus in 2014
Born(1929-04-19)19 April 1929
Cucaracho del Río Cuarto, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Died15 November 2022(2022-11-15) (aged 93)
OccupationNovelist

José León Sánchez Alvarado (19 April 1929 – 15 November 2022) was a Costa Rican novelist best known for his works Isla de los hombres solos ("Island of Lonely Men") and Tenochtitlan. A movie adaptation of his novel, Isla de los hombres solos was made and released by a Mexican producer.