Ignacio Anaya
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Ignacio Anaya | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ignacio Anaya García August 15, 1895 |
| Died | 1975 |
Ignacio "Nacho" Anaya (15 August 1895 – September 11, 1975 in Piedras Negras) was a waiter at a Mexican restaurant and is believed to be the inventor of nachos.
Born Ignacio Anaya Garcia in Manuel Benavides on 1895-08-15,[1] he worked at the El Moderno restaurant in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, across the border from Eagle Pass, Texas. Around 1943 he began serving fried tortilla chips topped with melted cheese and jalapeño peppers at the restaurant, calling them "Nachos Especiales".[2][3]
He later opened his own restaurant, "Nacho's Restaurant" in Eagle Pass.[4][5] In a 1969 interview with the San Antonio Express-News he stated that he never made any money from the invention, saying that "[t]he only man making money on nachos is the man selling the cheese and jalapenos".[5]
He died on September 11, 1975,[1] leaving a son Ignacio Anaya Jr who went into banking.[6] On 15 August 2019, Google showed a Doodle celebrating what would have been his 124th birthday.[7]
References
- ^ a b Berrueto González 1999, p. 29.
- ^ Orr 1999.
- ^ Browning-Blas 2005.
- ^ Herrera-Sobek 2012, p. 825.
- ^ a b Walsh 2004, p. 193.
- ^ Ellerbee 2005, p. 74.
- ^ Google 2019.
Sources
- Berrueto González, Arturo (1999). "Anaya Garcia, Ignacio". Diccionario biográfico de Coahuila. Gobierno del Estado. ISBN 9789687568287.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Browning-Blas, Kristen (May 11, 2005). "Ellerbee's looking forward to next bite". Denver Post. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
- Ellerbee, Linda (2005). Take Big Bites: Adventures Around the World and Across the Table. Putnam's Sons. ISBN 9780399152689.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - "Ignacio Anaya García's 124th Birthday". Google.com. 15 August 2019.
- Herrera-Sobek, Maria, ed. (2012). "Nachos". Celebrating Latino Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Cultural Traditions. ABC-CLIO. p. 825. ISBN 9780313343407.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Orr, Adriana P. (July 1999). "Nachos, anyone?". OED News. Oxford English Dictionary. Archived from the original on November 13, 2007. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
{{cite magazine}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help); Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - Walsh, Robb (2004). The Tex-Mex Cookbook: A History in Recipes and Photos. Broadway Books. ISBN 9780767914888.
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Further reading
- "Everyone Knows His Name…". Hispanic Link Weekly Report. Hispanic Link News Service Incorporated. 2006. p. 2.
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