found: His Tierra final, 1989:t.p. (Daniel Catan)
found: His Florencia en la Amazonas, c1996:t.p. (Daniel Catán)
found: New Grove dict., 2nd ed.(Catán (Porteny), Daniel, b. Mexico City, Apr. 3, 1949; Mexican composer)
found: New York times WWW site, Apr. 12, 2011(in obituary published Apr. 11: Daniel Catán; b. Apr. 3, 1949, Mexico City; d. last weekend, Austin, Tex., aged 62 (believed to have died in his sleep; precise date of death not yet determined); Mexican composer known for bringing Spanish-language operas into the international repertory)
found: Wikipedia, May 27, 2019(Daniel Catán (April 3, 1949 - April 9, 2011); Mexican composer, writer and professor known particularly for his operas and his contribution of the Spanish language to the international repertory; born Mexico City, Mexico; died Austin, Texas; at the time of his death, Catán was a member of the faculty at College of the Canyons; was of Sephardic Jewish descent; lived in South Pasadena, California at the time of his death)