Miguel Alemán González (1884 – March 20, 1929) was a Mexican general who served in the

Mexican Revolution The Mexican Revolution ( es, Revolución Mexicana) was an extended sequence of armed regional conflicts in Mexico from approximately 1910 to 1920. It has been called "the defining event of modern Mexican history". It resulted in the destruction ...

Early life

Miguel Alemán González was born in 1884.

Military career

Alemán González was a pioneer of the

in the state of Veracruz. Alemán González took up arms again in 1927. He spearheaded a movement of armed resistance against presidents

Álvaro Obregón Álvaro Obregón Salido (; 17 February 1880 – 17 July 1928) better known as Álvaro Obregón was a Sonoran-born general in the Mexican Revolution. A pragmatic centrist, natural soldier, and able politician, he became the 46th President of Me ...

and

Plutarco Elías Calles Plutarco Elías Calles (25 September 1877 – 19 October 1945) was a general in the Mexican Revolution and a Sonoran politician, serving as President of Mexico from 1924 to 1928. The 1924 Calles presidential campaign was the first populist ...

Death and legacy

Alemán González died on March 20, 1929 in

San Juan Evangelista San Juan Evangelista is a municipality located in the plains of the Sotavento zone in the central zone of the State of Veracruz, about 260 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 968.94 km2. It is located at . Geographic limits The ...

. He either committed suicide, or he was burned alive as General Miguel Acosta set fire to the forest where he was hiding during a battle. He was buried in

Sayula de Alemán Sayula is a municipality located in the plains of the Sotavento zone in the central zone of the State of Veracruz in Mexico, about 382 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface area of . It is located at . Geographic Limits The municip ...

on March 25, 1937. His son,

Miguel Alemán Valdés Miguel Alemán Valdés (; 29 September 1900 – 14 May 1983) was a Mexican politician who served a full term as the President of Mexico from 1946 to 1952, the first civilian president after a string of revolutionary generals. His administr ...

, served as the 46th President of Mexico from 1946 to 1952.

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1884 births 1929 deaths People from Veracruz People of the Mexican Revolution Mexican generals {{Mexico-bio-stub