FTP, name this Mexican author of Christopher Unborn, Aura, and The Death of Artemio Cruz.
In one of his novels, the title character's parents have sex on Epiphany in 1992 so their child could be the first one born on Columbus Day.  The title character of another of his books is the niece of Senora Consuelo, who employs Felipe Montero to edit her late husband's memoirs.  In a 1967 novel, he wrote about a group of people who travel to Vera Cruz from Mexico City.  His second novel, The Good Conscience, followed a book that explored his country's pre-Columbian past, Where the Air Is Clear.  FTP, name this Mexican author of Christopher Unborn, Aura, and The Death of Artemio Cruz.
In one of his novels, the title character's parents have sex on Epiphany in 1992 so their child could be the first one born on Columbus Day.  
Carlos Fuentes