Luis Calderón Vega (1911–1989) was a Mexican politician and writer. Along with other leading opposition politicians, he was one of the founders of the National Action Party (PAN) in 1939. Calderón Vega, who married María del Carmen Hinojosa González, was a prominent politician in his native

Michoacán Michoacán, formally Michoacán de Ocampo, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo, is one of the 31 states which, together with Mexico City, compose the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. The stat ...

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ed several books, including the seminal political overview of the so-called "1915 Generation", '' Los Siete Sabios de México.'' He served in the

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, before resigning from the PAN in 1981, believing the party had abandoned the progressive ideals he favoured to become a right-wing party that served only the interests of the rich.Articles: Father of A Mexican President: Luis Calderón Vega - Historical Text Archive
at historicaltextarchive.com He was a professor at the Valladolid Institute. Pioneers in this institution were professors Javier Ibarrola, J. Praxedis Alfaro, Porfirio Martínez Peñalosa, Dr. Borja León Márquez, Manuel Martín del Campo, Lic. Rafael Morelos Zapien, Gabriel Bobadilla, Raúl Zepeda Medina, Melesio de Jesús Vargas, Luis Bravo, Eugenio Romero, Miguel Hernández, Fernando Calderón, Jorge Camacho, Felio Mirabent, Alfonso Rubio, Fr. Jorge Godsseels, Fr. José Villalón Mercado and Fr. Manuel Castro Ruiz. He was the father of

Felipe Calderón Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa (; born 18 August 1962) is a Mexican politician and lawyer who served as the 63rd president of Mexico from 2006 to 2012 and Secretary of Energy during the presidency of Vicente Fox between 2003 and 2004. ...

, who was elected president in the 2006 presidential elections.

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Father of a Mexican President: Luis Calderon Vega
20th-century Mexican writers 20th-century Mexican male writers Politicians from Michoacán Writers from Michoacán 1911 births 1989 deaths 20th-century Mexican politicians Deputies of the LI Legislature of Mexico {{Mexico-writer-stub

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