Oscar Baylón Chacón (1929 – August 10, 2020
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politician, member of the

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and served as

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and

Governor of Baja California The governor of Baja California represents the executive branch of the government of the state of Baja California, Mexico, per the state's constitution. The official title is "Free and Sovereign State of Baja California" (''Estado Libre y Soberan ...

. Oscar Baylón Chacón was an agronomist graduate of the Escuela Superior de Agricultura "Hermanos Escobar" in

Ciudad Juárez Ciudad Juárez ( ; ''Juarez City''. ) is the most populous city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It is commonly referred to as Juárez and was known as El Paso del Norte (''The Pass of the North'') until 1888. Juárez is the seat of the Ju� ...

, and at his own expense was transferred to Baja California, where he initiated a political career that carried him to be director of works of the territory,

municipal president A ''presidente municipal'' (English: "municipal president") is the chief of government of municipios in Mexico. This title was also used in the Philippines under the Spanish and American colonization; it is comparable to a mayor of the town or city ...

Tecate Tecate () is a city in Tecate Municipality, Baja California. It is across the Mexico-US border from Tecate, California. As of 2019, the city had a population of 108,860 inhabitants, while the metropolitan area has a population of 132,406 inha ...

from 1959 to 1962, director of land registry, deputy congressperson of Baja California from 1965 to 1968 and chief clerk of the government. In 1976, he was chosen as Senator of the Republic until 1982 and on January 6, 1989 was appointed Governor of Baja California to replace

Xicoténcatl Leyva Mortera Xicoténcatl Leyva Mortera (April 4, 1940 – September 30, 2021
) was a Me ...

. During the 9 months of his administration, he concluded mainly hydraulics works to improve the supply of water of the main cities of the state.

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Biography as Governor of Baja California
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