Genaro Estrada (June 2, 1887 – September 29, 1937) was a Mexican statesman,

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, and

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. He was

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of Mexico between 1930 and 1932 and the architect of the

Estrada Doctrine The Estrada Doctrine is the name of Mexico's core foreign policy ideal from 1930 to the early 2000s, and again since 2018. Its name derives from Genaro Estrada, Secretary of Foreign Affairs during the presidency of Pascual Ortiz Rubio (1930–193 ...

, which stated that the Mexican government would acknowledge any foreign government, no matter how it came into power. This doctrine would influence Mexican politics all throughout the 20th century.

Biography

Estrada was born in

Mazatlán Mazatlán () is a city in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding '' municipio'', known as the Mazatlán Municipality. It is located at on the Pacific coast, across from the southernmost tip ...

, Sinaloa. He served as a journalist in Mazatlán early in life and moved to

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in 1912, where he was professor at the

Escuela Nacional Preparatoria The Escuela Nacional Preparatoria ( en, National Preparatory High School) (ENP), the oldest senior High School system in Mexico, belonging to the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), opened its doors on February 1, 1868. It was founded ...

and entered the capital's cultural and political life. He became involved in government after the Mexican Revolution. By the end of the 1920s he served as ambassador to Spain and minister to Portugal and

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. He later became professor at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, where he founded the

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. He also published a novel, ''Pero Galín'' (1926), and four books of satirical and political poetry. He died in Mexico City in 1937.

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Biography

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