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Prominent Personalities Of The Mexican Revolution 1910-1928

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Candido Aguilar [Cándido Aguilar Vargas] (23.2.1889-20.3.1960) -- b. Rancho de Palma, Veracruz; joined the anti-reelection movement; signed the revolutionary plan of San Ricardo (Plan Revolucionario de San Ricardo) June 14, 1910; took up arms against the Díaz regime in November 1910; served under Gabriel Gavira; fought against the uprising of Félix Díaz in Veracruz; against zapatistas in Morelos, and against the revolt of Pascual Orozco in Durango and Coahuila; fled to Guatemala and then the United States after General Victoriano Huerta's coup against the Madero government in February 1913; joined the Constitutionalist forces against Huerta in May 1913; named military commander of Veracruz; served as Governor of the Federal District 1912; Governor of Veracruz 29 May 1914-1915? and 18 Oct 1916-30 Nov 1920; delegate to the Convention at Aguascalientes October 1914; Secretary of Foreign Affairs in Carranza's cabinet Mar-Nov 1916 and February-November 1918; served as confidential ambassador in various matters 1919; went into exile in the United States following the murder of President Carranza in 1920; returned to Mexico; operated in southeastern Mexico in support of the 1923-1924 de la Huerta uprising against Obregón; went into exile again when the revolt failed; amnestied by President Lázaro Cárdenas and returned to Mexico 1939; elected deputy and then senator from Veracruz to the Congress; awarded the Legion of Honor by President Alemán in 1949; d. 1960.

Other references: Wikipedia bio entry (in Spanish)

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(Hemeroteca Nacional) [click on image to enlarge]

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From left to right, Roque Estrada, Venustiano Carranza, Cándido Aguilar, Isidro Fabela and Antonio Villareal (Centro de Estudios sobre la Universidad, UNAM, Archivo Magaña) [click on image to enlarge]

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