Rodolfo Fernandez

Rodolfo Fernandez has been part of the National Institute of Anthropology and History since 1976. He is currently a Professor of Investigation Titular C and is a Professor at the University of Guadalajara where he teaches history. He has a Ph.D. in history from CIESAS Occidente and a Ph.D. in literature from the University of Guadalajara.

Rodolfo is the editor of “Aguas de las Verdes Matas,” a fabulous anthology of historical writings on the subject of agave culture and agave spirits.

Among Rodolfo Fernandez projects of investigation and research are studies on the Archaeology of Oaxaca and Western Mesoamérica. He has also done extensive research on regional history of southern Jalisco, the history of Tequila in central Jalisco and anthropological research on nutrition.

One of Rodolfo Fernandez most recent publication in Spanish is, Retórica y antropología del mundo tarasco: Ensayos sobre la Relación de Michoacán. Among his other published work in Spanish are “Culinaria y organización social en torno a la frontera agrícola de México: La comida tarasca en la Relación de Michoacán” (Food, Imginaries and Cultural Frontiers: Essays in Honor of Helen Mcbeth. Universidad de Guadalajara, 2009, pp. 423-436.), “Comida ritual y hábitos alimenticios en el Michoacán del siglo XV” (Historias 71, pp. 27-37. 2010), “A contrapelo de la Revolución. El aguardiente de Agave hace rico a José Cuervo y le da fama mundial” (Pereza, Revolución y desarrollo empresarial en México. Siglos XIX y XX , Oscar Flores, ed., Monterrey -Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, 2011, pp. 87-107).