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Gabriel Leyva Velázquez
Gabriel Leyva Velázquez (June 30, 1896 - March 19, 1985) was a Mexican military man and politician. He was born in Los Humayes, San Ignacio, Sinaloa, on June 30, 1896. At the age of 14 he was orphaned. He studied at the Normal School of Teachers in Mexico City. He was appointed a member of Pablo Macías Valenzuela's General Staff. Once the revolution was over he fought in the Cristero War. He held various positions in the federal government and was interim governor of Sinaloa in 1935. He was governor of Sinaloa from January 1, 1957 to December 31, 1962. During his mandate, several works were carried out, such as the Theater of the Americas at the General Insurgentes Secondary School in Guasave Guasave () is a city and the seat of the homonymous municipality known as the Agricultural Heart of Mexico (El Corazon Agricola de Mexico) in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. It is located in the northwestern part of Mexico, 62km (38 miles) southeas ..., the Constitución Civic Center and t ...
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Governor Of Sinaloa
List of governors of the Mexico, Mexican States of Mexico, state of Sinaloa: References External links List of governors
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San Ignacio Municipality, Sinaloa
Municipality of San Ignacio is a municipality in the Mexican state of Sinaloa in northwestern Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ..., being the most sparsely populated municipality in Sinaloa. It stands at . Political subdivision San Ignacio Municipality is subdivided in 8 ''sindicaturas'': *Central de San Ignacio *Estación Dimas *Contraestaca *Ixpalino *Coyotitán *San Juan *Ajoya *San Javier References Municipalities of Sinaloa de:San Ignacio (Sinaloa) es:San Ignacio (Sinaloa) nl:San Ignacio (Sinaloa) {{commonscat, San Ignacio Municipality ...
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Mexico City
Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and financial centers in the world, and is classified as an Globalization and World Cities Research Network, Alpha world city according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) 2024 ranking. Mexico City is located in the Valley of Mexico within the high Mexican central plateau, at an altitude of . The city has 16 Boroughs of Mexico City, boroughs or , which are in turn divided into List of neighborhoods in Mexico City, neighborhoods or . The 2020 population for the city proper was 9,209,944, with a land area of . According to the most recent definition agreed upon by the federal and state governments, the population of Greater Mexico City is 21,804,515, which makes it the list of largest cities#List, sixth-largest metropolitan ...
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Rigoberto Aguilar Pico
Rigoberto Aguilar Pico (June 1, 1905 - June 27, 1974) was a Mexican politician and pediatrician. He completed his postgraduate studies in several European countries and the United States. He was a well-known pediatrician and founded the National Institute of Pediatrics. He had never been involved in politics, although it was said that he was a friend of Mr. Ángel Carvajal, who was secretary of the government. He was governor of Sinaloa List of governors of the Mexico, Mexican States of Mexico, state of Sinaloa: References External links List of governorsof Sinaloa. {{DEFAULTSORT:Governor Of Sinaloa Lists of governors of States of Mexico, Sinaloa Governors of Sinalo ..., replacing Enrique Pérez Arce from 1953 to 1956. Upon taking office, he found that the state government was in serious financial trouble. During his government, a lot of emphasis was placed on health and education, since the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) was established in Sinaloa with headq ...
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Leopoldo Sánchez Celis
Leopoldo Sánchez Celis (February 14, 1916 – August 7, 1989) was a Mexican politician who was governor of Sinaloa from 1963 to 1968. He belonged to the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), having been elected as a Senator for that party representing Sinaloa. One of his personal bodyguards was the drug trafficker and ex-police officer Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo (born January 8, 1946), commonly referred to by his aliases ''El Jefe de Jefes'' ('The Boss of Bosses') and ''El Padrino'' ('The Godfather'), is a convicted Mexican drug kingpin who was one of the founders of the ..., with whom he maintained an extensive friendship,https://www.infobae.com/america/mexico/2019/12/04/complicidad-entre-el-poder-y-el-narco-asi-empezo-la-historia-hace-41-anos/ so much so that Félix Gallardo was the best man at the wedding of one of his sons, Rodolfo Sánchez Duarte, in 1983. He was tortured and murdered, allegedly on the orders of Félix Gallardo ...
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Cristero War
The Cristero War (), also known as the Cristero Rebellion or , was a widespread struggle in central and western Mexico from 3 August 1926 to 21 June 1929 in response to the implementation of secularism, secularist and anti-clericalism, anticlerical articles of the Constitution of Mexico, 1917 Constitution. The rebellion was instigated as a response to an executive decree by Mexican President Plutarco Elías Calles to strictly enforce Article 130 of the Constitution, an implementing act known as the Calles Law. Calles sought to limit the power of the Catholic Church in Mexico, its affiliated organizations and to suppress popular religiosity. The rural uprising in north-central Mexico was tacitly supported by the Church hierarchy, and was aided by urban Catholic supporters. The Mexican Army received support from the United States. American Ambassador Dwight Morrow brokered negotiations between the Calles government and the Church. The government made some concessions, the Church w ...
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Governor Of Sinaloa
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Guasave
Guasave () is a city and the seat of the homonymous municipality known as the Agricultural Heart of Mexico (El Corazon Agricola de Mexico) in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. It is located in the northwestern part of Mexico, 62km (38 miles) southeast of the city of Los Mochis and 150km (93 miles) northeast the state capital Culiacán. It stands at . In the 2010 census, the city reported a population of 71,196, making it the fourth-largest community in the state, after Culiacán, Mazatlán, and Los Mochis. The municipality has a land area of 3,464.41 km2 (1,337.62 sq mi) and includes many other outlying communities, the largest of which are Juan José Ríos, Gabriel Leyva Solano, Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, El Burrion and Bamoa. Transportation The Mexican Highway Number 15 (Carretera Internacional Numero 15) passes through the city north to south direction. The city is served by Campo Cuatro Milpas Airport, offering air services within the region. Tourist attractions San Ignacio ...
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1896 Births
Events January * January 2 – The Jameson Raid comes to an end as Jameson surrenders to the Boers. * January 4 – Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state. * January 5 – An Austrian newspaper reports Wilhelm Röntgen's discovery, last November, of a type of electromagnetic radiation, later known as X-rays. * January 6 – Cecil Rhodes is forced to resign as Prime Minister of the Cape Colony, Cape of Good Hope for his involvement in the Jameson Raid. * January 7 – American culinary expert Fannie Farmer publishes her first cookbook. * January 12 – H. L. Smith takes the first X-ray photograph. * January 16 – Devonport High School for Boys is founded in Plymouth (England). * January 17 – Anglo-Ashanti wars#Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War (1895–1896), Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War: British British Army, redcoats enter the Ashanti people, Ashanti capital, Kumasi, and Asantehene Agyeman Prempeh I is deposed. * January 28 – Walter Arnold, of E ...
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1985 Deaths
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a new agreement on fishing rights. * January 7 – Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launches '' Sakigake'', Japan's first interplanetary spacecraft and the first deep space probe to be launched by any country other than the United States or the Soviet Union. * January 15 – Tancredo Neves is elected president of Brazil by the Congress, ending the 21-year military rule. * January 27 – The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is formed, in Tehran. * January 28 – The charity single record "We Are the World" is recorded by USA for Africa. February * February 4 – The border between Gibraltar and Spain reopens for the first time since Francisco Franco closed it in 1969. * February 5 – Australia cancels its involv ...
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Mexican Political People
Mexican may refer to: Mexico and its culture *Being related to, from, or connected to the country of Mexico, in North America ** People *** Mexicans, inhabitants of the country Mexico and their descendants *** Mexica, ancient indigenous people of the Valley of Mexico ** Being related to the State of Mexico, one of the 32 federal entities of Mexico ** Culture of Mexico *** Mexican cuisine *** historical synonym of Nahuatl, language of the Nahua people (including the Mexica) Arts and entertainment * "The Mexican" (short story), by Jack London * "The Mexican" (song), by the band Babe Ruth * Regional Mexican, a Latin music radio format Films * ''The Mexican'' (1918 film), a German silent film * ''The Mexican'' (1955 film), a Soviet film by Vladimir Kaplunovsky based on the Jack London story, starring Georgy Vitsin * ''The Mexican'', a 2001 American comedy film directed by Gore Verbinski, starring Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts Other uses * USS ''Mexican'' (ID-1655), United State ...
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