Félix Agramont Cota (November 17, 1918 – May 10, 2013) was Mexican politician,

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, and member of the

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(PRI). Agramont oversaw the creation of

Baja California Sur Baja California Sur (; 'South Lower California'), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California Sur ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California Sur), is the least populated state and the 31st admitted state of the 32 federal ent ...

(BCS) as the 31st

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in October 1974. Agramont served as the last Governor of the South Territory of Baja California from 1970 until the creation of the new state on October 8, 1974. He was then appointed as the first

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, serving from October 8, 1974, until April 6, 1975. Agramont was the first civilian governor of Baja California Sur who was born in the present-day state. He was the also the last Governor of Baja California Sur to be appointed to date. His successors have since been elected to office.

Biography

Early life and career

Agramont was born on November 17, 1918, in El Pescadero, present-day Baja California Sur. He was a native of

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. He attended the Escuela Normal de San Ignacio and graduated from

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. Agramont became an

and served as the national director of Productora Nacional de Semillas (PRONASE).

Governor of Baja California Sur

Agramont was appointed Governor of the former South Territory of Baja California by President

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in 1970. He was the first civilian governor to have been born in Baja California Sur. He oversaw the transition from a

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into a full Mexican federal state. For example, the building which now houses the Baja California Sur state legislature was constructed during his tenure. He remained Governor of the territory until October 8, 1974, when

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issued a decree creating the new state of Baja California Sur. (The same decree simultaneously created the state of

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as well). The Senate of the Republic appointed Agramont as the first, provisional

. He took office on October 8, 1974, the same day of BCS's creation. He oversaw the creation of the Constitution of Baja California Sur and the state Tribunal Superior de Justicia. The ''Constitución del Estado de Baja California Sur '' was adopted on January 9, 1975. Agramont served as the first BCS Governor until April 6, 1975, when

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succeeded him as the state's first elected governor. Félix Agramont Cota died from

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on May 10, 2013, in

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, at the age of 95. He was survived by two children, María del Carmen and Félix Agramont Salgado, and several grandchildren, including Senator

Ricardo Barroso Agramont Ricardo Barroso Agramont (born 29 February 1980) is a Mexican politician and lawyer affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party, PRI. He currently serves as Senator of the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing Baja Calif ...

. Senator Ricardo Barroso Agramont ran for governor in the February 2011 gubernatorial election, but was defeated by

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References

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