Luis del Carmen Curiel (1846 - 1930) was a Mexican

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during the

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who served as Governor of the

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from 19 February 1877 to 2 December 1880. He studied law at

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. Curiel served as

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twice until January 1903 and

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from 11 March - 6 June 1911. He later served as a senator in the Senate of the Republic, XXVI legislature. He has been described as a "tactful military politician."

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