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Luis Calderón Vega (1911–1989) was a Mexican politician and writer. Along with other leading opposition politicians, he was one of the founders of the National Action Party (PAN) in 1939. Calderón Vega, who married María del Carmen Hinojosa González, was a prominent politician in his native
Michoacán Michoacán, formally Michoacán de Ocampo (; Purépecha: ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of ...
. He also
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ed several books, including the seminal political overview of the so-called "1915 Generation", '' Los Siete Sabios de México.'' He served in the
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of
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, before resigning from the PAN in 1981, believing the party had abandoned the progressive ideals he favoured to become a right-wing party that served only the interests of the rich.Articles: Father of A Mexican President: Luis Calderón Vega - Historical Text Archive
at historicaltextarchive.com He was the father of
Felipe Calderón Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa (; born 18 August 1962) is a Mexican politician who served as the 63rd president of Mexico from 1 December 2006 to 30 November 2012 and Secretary of Energy during the presidency of Vicente Fox between 2003 a ...
, who was elected president in the
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Calderón Hinojosa family The Calderón Hinojosa family is a Mexican political family from the state of Michoacán whose members have included one Mexican President and various notable right-wing politicians. Notable members *Luis Calderón Vega, a writer and founder of ...


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Father of a Mexican President: Luis Calderon Vega
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) 20th-century Mexican writers 20th-century Mexican male writers Politicians from Michoacán Writers from Michoacán 1911 births 1989 deaths 20th-century Mexican politicians {{Mexico-writer-stub