Eduardo Vasconcelos (1896 in

Oaxaca Oaxaca ( , also , , from nci, Huāxyacac ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca), is one of the 32 states that compose the political divisions of Mexico, Federative Entities of Mexico. It is ...

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– April 26, 1953) was

Governor of Oaxaca The governor of Oaxaca (officially in Spanish ''Gobernador Constitucional del Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca'', in English ''Constitutional Governor of the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca''), who is Alejandro Murat Hinojosa, heads the execu ...

from 1947 to 1950. As Governor of Oaxaca, he built schools, hospitals, and roads. He founded an art school that catered to indigenous arts (e.g. music, painting) and crafts (e.g. pottery, weaving, dying) to help assure the preservation of traditional culture. The Big Tree of Mexico by John Skeaping. 1953. Indiana University Press. 1953. In addition, he was also

Secretary of Public Education The Mexican Secretariat of Public Education ( in Spanish ''Secretaría de Educación Pública'', ''SEP'') is a federal government authority with cabinet representation and the responsibility for overseeing the development and implementation of ...

in 1934 and

Secretary of the Interior Secretary of the Interior may refer to: * Secretary of the Interior (Mexico) * Interior Secretary of Pakistan * Secretary of the Interior and Local Government (Philippines) * United States Secretary of the Interior See also

*Interior ministry ...

from 1932 to 1934. In 1872, his grandfather, Francisco Vasconcelos, was elected municipal president of the city of Oaxaca.

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List of Secretaries of the Interior
1896 births 1953 deaths Governors of Oaxaca Mexican Secretaries of the Interior Mexican Secretaries of Education People from Oaxaca City {{Mexico-politician-stub