Jacobo Harootian was an Armenian-Mexican general who participated in the Mexican Revolution.

Early life

He was probably born in Aleppo,

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to an

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n family and spent most of his life in

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. Despite his wealth, he was a known benefactor who built roads that connected his own town with other local villages.

Military career

In 1913, he enrolled as a physician and then as a soldier for

Victoriano Huerta José Victoriano Huerta Márquez (; 22 December 1854 – 13 January 1916) was a general in the Mexican Federal Army and 39th President of Mexico, who came to power by coup against the democratically elected government of Francisco I. Madero wit ...

's army. As a close friend of Juan Andrew Almazán, Harootian was chosen to command a legion of 2,000 soldiers who fought in the Battle of Zacatecas against

Pancho Villa Francisco "Pancho" Villa (, Orozco rebelled in March 1912, both for Madero's continuing failure to enact land reform and because he felt insufficiently rewarded for his role in bringing the new president to power. At the request of Madero's c ...

's forces on June 23, 1914.

Late life and exile

Shortly after the fall of

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government, Harootian was persecuted by the new authorities and chose to leave the country.

Legacy

Once the Mexican Revolution came to an end, the socialist government deprived him and his family of their properties. His former house is now the Town Hall of his homeplace,

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