By Terry Sovil from the November 2011 Edition (1782–1831) Vicente Guerrero is sometimes compared to George Washington and Abraham Lincoln in the USA. A former slave, he freed his country and then its slaves. Born in1782 in Ixtla, Mexico, he was of mixed white and Negro parentage (mulatto) with an Indian strain. His father, Juan […]
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By Terry Sovil from the September 2011 Edition March 24, 1829 – September 8, 1862 Ignacio Seguíun Zaragoza was born on March 24, 1829 outside the walls of the Presidio La Bahia in the state of Coahuila and Texas, near present Goliard, Texas. The second son of Miguel G. Zaragoza of Veracruz, Mexico and the […]
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By Terry Sovil from the August 2011 Edition November 1, 1876 – November 18, 1910 Aquiles Serdán Alatriste (November 1, 1876 – November 18, 1910), was born in the city of Puebla, Puebla. He is known as a politician who opposed Porfiro Díaz in the Mexican Revolution while supporting Francisco I. Madero and Emiliano Zapata. […]
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By Terry Sovil from the July 2011 Edition 1880-1928 February 19, 1880 Birth at Alamos, Mexico February 1913 Huerta overthrows Madero August 15, 1914 Occupies Mexico City April 6 – 13, 1915 Battle of Celaya May 1, 1917 Retirement April 1920 Out of retirement April 23, 1920 Plan of Agua Prieta December 1, 1920 […]
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By Terry Sovil from the June 2011 Edition Valentin Gomez Farias 1781-1858 Born: 1781 Birthplace: Guadalajara, Jalisco Died: 1858 Place of Death: Mexico City Valentín Gómez Farías was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, February 14, 1781. His father, José Lugardo Gómez, was a merchant and his mother, Maria Josefa Martínez y Farías, was from a notable […]
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By Terry Sovil from the April 2011 Edition Juan Escutia & The San Patricios 1909-1970 Born: 1828-1832 (date is uncertain) Birthplace: Tepi, Nayarit Died: September 12-13, 1847 Place of Death: Chapultepec Castle Juan Escutia and The San Patricios (Saint Patrick’s Battalion) were both significant in the Mexican-American War. The war, under U.S. President James Polk, […]
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By Terry Sovil from the March 2011 Edition 1909-1970 Born: 26 May 1909 Birthplace: Atizapán de Zaragoza Died: 22 September 1969 Place of Death: Mexico City,, Mexico 1958. The world is quiet. The Korean War is over. France averted a civil war. Fidel Castro is still a guerilla. Eisenhower is at his peak. Joe McCarthy […]
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By Terry Sovil from the February 2011 Edition Francisco Ignaciao Madero 1873-1913 Born: October 30, 1873 Birthplace: Parras, Mexico Died: February 22, 1913 Place of Death: Mexico City,, Mexico Francisco I. Madero was born in 1873 in the state of Coahuila. His parents were in the top 5 richest families in Mexico. He studied in […]
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By Terry Sovil from the January 2011 Edition President of the People 1895-1970 Born: 21 May 1895 Birthplace: Jiquilpán de Juárez, Michoacán Died: October 19, 1970 Place of Death: Mexico City, Mexico Best Known As: President of the People Lázaro Cárdenas was born of mixed white and Tarascan Indian ancestry in Jiquilpán de Juárez, Michoacán […]
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By Terry Sovil from the December 2010 Edition The Magistrate’s Wife 1768-1829 Born: 28 September 1768 Birthplace: Morelia, Mexico Died: 02 March 1829 Place of Death: Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico Best Known As: Heroine of the Independence of Mexico Doña Josefa Ortíz de Domínquez is considered the “Heroine of the Independence of Mexico”. She was born […]
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