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Hispanic Heritage:

Prominent Personalities Of The Mexican Revolution 1910-1928

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Felipe Angeles [Felipe de Jesús Ángeles Ramírez] (1869-26.11.1919) -- b. the son of an Army colonel at Zacualtipán, Hidalgo; studied at the Military College of Mexico (Colegio Militar de México) and graduated 1892; commissioned a lieutenant of engineers; studied artillery tactics in the United States and Europe; promoted to brigadier general after the successful revolution of Francisco Madero; fought against the revolt of Pascual Orozco in Sonora; sent by Madero as envoy in an unsuccessful attempt to reconcile with Emiliano Zapata's revolt in Morelos; sent on a military mission to France following the coup of General Victoriano Huerta against the Madero government in February 1913; returned secretly to Mexico and joined the anti-Huerta forces of Venustiano Carranza; served as under-secretary of war under Carranza; broke with Carranza and allied himself with Pancho Villa; served as military governor of Coahuila 1914; representative to the Convention at Aguascalientes in October 1914; served as Governor of Coahuila 6 Jan 1915-12 Jan 1915; Governor of Nuevo León 15 Jan-15 Feb 1915; went into exile in December 1915 following the defeat of Villa's forces; helped form the Mexican Liberal Alliance (Alianza Liberal Mexicana) there; returned to Mexico and joined Villa's forces at the end of 1918; captured by Carrancista forces; put on trial for treason; convicted and sentenced to death by firing squad; executed 26 Nov 1919 in Chihuahua.

Other references: INEP bio entry (in Spanish); Wikipedia bio entry (in Spanish)

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Felipe Ángeles as a young man. (Hemeroteca Nacional) [click on image to enlarge]

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(El Paso Public Library) [click on image to enlarge]

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(El Paso Public Library) [click on image to enlarge]

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(Patrimonio Universitario, UNAM) [click on image to enlarge]

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(Biblioteca Daniel Cosío Villegas, El Colegio de México) [click on image to enlarge]

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(Michigan State University) [click on image to enlarge]

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(Centro de Estudios sobre la Universidad, UNAM) [click on image to enlarge]

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Venustiano Carranza with his first cabinet, 1913.  From left to right, Rafael Zubarán Capmany, Carranza, Francisco Escudero and Felipe Ángeles. (Hemeroteca Nacional) [click on image to enlarge]

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1. Felipe Ángeles. 2.Alfonso Iturbide. 3. unknown. 4. Fernando Liceaga. 5. Próspero Ángeles. 6. Carlos Arango. 7. Rafael Iturbide. 8. Eduardo Ángeles. 9. Roberto Morelos Zaragoza. 10. Dr. Wightman. 11. Eduardo Salomón. (Hemeroteca Nacional) [click on image to enlarge]

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From left to right, Felipe Ángeles, Eulalio Gutíerrez, Herculano de la Rocha, Martín Espinosa (Hemeroteca Nacional) [click on image to enlarge]

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Felipe Ángeles with the commission sent to Morelos to invite Emiliano Zapata to participate in the Aguascalientes Convention.  In the front rank: Manuel Robles, Dr. Adolfo Cuarón, Manuel Palafox, Rafael Buelna, Juan Banderas, Felipe Ángeles, Octavio Magaña Cerda, Antonio Díaz Soto y Gama, Calixto Contreras.  Standing behind them, Col. Gustavo Baz, Juan Andrew Almazán, Dr. Briones and Guillermo Castillo Tapia. (Centro de Estudios sobre la Universidad, UNAM, Archivo Magaña) [click on image to enlarge]

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Gen. Lucio Blanco (seated, left) with Felipe Ángeles (Centro de Estudios de Historia de México Condumex) [click on image to enlarge]

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November 26, 1919 (Hemeroteca Nacional) [click on image to enlarge]

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