Braulio Maldonado Sández (1903 – 1990) was a Mexican politician who served as the first Governor of Baja California from 1953 until 1959. He was one of the most colorful leaders in the history of 20th-century Mexican politics.

Early life

Sández was born in

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in 1903 to Cruz Maldonado Zumaya and Luisa Sández Ojeda. After

Baja California Baja California, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California, is a state in Mexico. It is the northwesternmost of the 32 federal entities of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1952, the area was known as the North Territory of B ...

earned statehood, Maldonado was chosen as the gubernatorial candidate for the

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(PRI). He won the ensuing election in October 1953 to become the inaugural Governor of Baja California. Maldonado officially began his term as Governor on 1 December, taking part in a ceremony in

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which was attended by President

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.González Oropeza, Grijalva; p. 52

References

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