Felipe Carrillo Puerto is a suburb/town in
Santa Lucía del Camino in the
Mexican state
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of
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 ...
, named after the politician
Felipe Carrillo Puerto
Felipe Carrillo Puerto (8 November 1874 – 3 January 1924) was a Mexican journalist, politician and revolutionary who became known for his efforts at reconciliation between the Yucatec Maya and the Mexican government after the Caste War. He ...
.
One of its ex-mayors,
Pedro Carmona
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New York City journalist
Bradley Roland Will
Bradley Roland Will (June 14, 1970 – October 27, 2006) was an American activist, videographer and journalist. He was affiliated with Indymedia. On October 27, 2006, during a 2006 Oaxaca protests, labor dispute in the Mexican city of Oaxaca, ...
on October 27, 2006.
References
External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20070927021502/http://www.noticias-oax.com.mx/articulos.php?id_sec=3&id_art=29095
Populated places in Oaxaca
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