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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.
Braulio Maldonado Sández | |
|---|---|
 Governor Sandez circa 1955 | |
| 2nd Governor of Baja California | |
| In office 1 December 1953 – 13 November 1959 | |
| Preceded by | Alfonso García González |
| Succeeded by | Eligio Esquivel Méndez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1903 San José del Cabo, Baja California Territory, Mexico |
| Died | 1990 |
| Political party | PRI |
| Residence | Ensenada, Baja California |
| Alma mater | National Autonomous University of Mexico |
| Profession | Politician, Political Activist, Writer, Lawyer |
Early life
editSández was born in San José del Cabo, Baja California Territory, Mexico in 1903 to Cruz Maldonado Zumaya and Luisa Sández Ojeda.[1]
After Baja California earned statehood, Maldonado was chosen as the gubernatorial candidate for the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).[2] 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 Mexicali which was attended by President Adolfo Ruiz Cortines.[3]
References
edit- ^ Maldonado, Braulio (2006). Baja California: comentarios políticos y otras obras selectas [Baja California: political commentary and other selected works] (in Spanish). Autonomous University of Baja California. p. 11. ISBN 9789707350397.
- ^ González Oropeza, Manuel; Grijalva, Aidé (1998). Digesto constitucional mexicano: la Constitución política de Baja California [Mexican constitutional digest: the political constitution of Baja California] (PDF) (in Spanish). Autonomous University of Baja California. p. 46. ISBN 978-968-7326-72-6.
- ^ González Oropeza, Grijalva; p. 52