Ignacio Anaya | |
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Born | Ignacio Anaya García 15 August 1895 San Carlos, Manuel Benavides, Chihuahua, Mexico |
Died | November 9, 1975 Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico | (aged 80)
Occupation(s) | maître d', restaurateur |
Known for | Inventor of nachos |
Spouse | Marie Antoinette Salinas |
Children | 9 |
Ignacio Anaya García (15 August 1895 – 9 November 1975) was a Mexican maître d'[1][2] who invented the popular Tex-Mex dish nachos at the Victory Club restaurant a couple miles from the border of Texas in Mexico in 1940.[1][3][4][2] After nachos grew in popularity, Anaya was promoted to chef, and he eventually started his own restaurant in the 1960s.[3]
His nickname was Nacho, derived from the Spanish Ignacio, the Spanish version of Ignatius.[5]
Nacho is a nickname for Ignacio, the Spanish form of Ignatius.
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