All Entries Tagged With: "Venustiano Carranza"
Álvaro Obregón
Date of Birth: 17 February 1880 Birth Name: Álvaro Obregón Salido Mini Biography: Alvaro Obregon was born near Alamos, in the Mexican state of Sonora, to a family of poor farmers. In 1911 he was elected mayor of Huatabampo, as a supporter of reformist President Francisco I. Madero, who was engaged in putting down a [...]
admin | Aug 31, 2009 | Comments 1
Porfirio Díaz
Date of Birth: 15 September 1830 Birth Name: José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori Mini Biography: Porfirio Diaz, known for his long and autocratic rule of Mexico and his disdain for the poorer classes, was actually born into a lower-middle-class Spanish/Mixtec Indian family in Oaxaca. His father was a blacksmith and an innkeeper and [...]
admin | Mar 07, 2009 | Comments 0