writer, who edited many liberal newspapers, and later served as president of the Supreme Court. Guillermo Prieto – Liberal journalist and poet who would eventually serve in the ministry of several presidents, and played a notable role in La Reforma. He saved the life of President Benito Juarez in the early stages of the Reform War when they were both imprisoned in Guadalajara. Ignacio Manuel Altamirano – Indigenous Chontal lawyer, novelist, and journalist who took part in La Reforma. He would eventually also serve as president of the Supreme Court. Florencio Maria del Castillo – liberal writer, journalist, and congressman. He began his journalistic career writing for El Monitor Republicano. Gabino Barreda – physician and philosopher who helped implement educational reforms based upon Positivism. He was later made ambassador to the German Empire. Vicente Garcia Torres – journalist and founder of El Monitor Republicano. References Liberal parties in Mexico Defunct political parties in Mexico Defunct liberal political parties Republican parties 1820s establishments in Mexico 1900s disestablishments in Mexico