Wenceslao Roces
Wenceslao Roces Suárez | |
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Roces in the late 1970s in the Calle Fruela in Oviedo | |
| Born | 3 February 1897 Soto de Sobrescobio, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain |
| Died | 29 March 1992 (aged 95) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Known for | Translations of Marxist Writings |
Wenceslao Roces Suárez (3 February 1897 – 29 March 1992) was a Spanish professor of Roman law, a prolific translator and undersecretary of the Ministry of Education and Fine Arts. He was a committed Marxist, and had to leave Spain after the Spanish Civil War (1936–39). While in exile he taught at the University of Santiago, the University of Havana and the National Autonomous University of Mexico. He returned to Spain and became a Senator for Asturias for a while before returning to Mexico, where he died.