The Death of Artemio Cruz by Carlos FuentesCarlos Fuentes, author of The Death of Artemio Cruz, used his novel to show how Mexico was transformed and shaped in its current state through the use of its character Artemio Cruz. Fuentes uses Cruz to piece together a historical truth about the greedy capital seekers, the robber barons, if you will, who, after the revolution, returned Mexico directly to the situation it was in before and during the Revolution. Fuentes wrote the novel in 1962, shortly after the Cuban Revolution. Fuentes can express his disappointment with the Mexican revolution, the revolution of the people of his native country. The revolution seemed to change nothing for the average citizen in Mexico; the change that occurred was only a change of power. Power was transferred to money makers, crooked politicians and businessmen who ultimately practiced the same ideas that the revolution tried to end. Carlos Fuentes was born on November eleven, nineteen twenty-eight; he was the son of a Mexican diplomat. Carlos was very educated; he attended schools in Washington, D.C., later earned a law degree from the University of Mexico in Mexico City, and even studied abroad at the Institute of Advanced International Studies in Geneva. He has always been inspired by writing; his law degree was just a way to satisfy his parents. His parents did not see a future in the profession of writing. Fuentes was also a very accomplished traveler, thanks to his father's career Fuentes was able to experience other cultures and governments. His travels took him through Mexico, the United States, Cuba, Europe and especially Latin America. He was able to understand how governments worked, how big corporations used people for their own wealth and power. Fuentes was rather disgusted with corrupt governments and big business and actively stood up for what he believed was right. He was very liberal and even joined the Communist Party at one point. He used his writings to show people around the world how corporations and governments used and betrayed the average citizen. He was revolutionary in the way he was able to use characters in his writings to reveal the general situation and history of his own country, the country of Mexico..