Francisco Javier Gaxiola Castillo-Negrete[1] (January 31, 1870 – November 18, 1933[2]) was a Mexican lawyer, politician and diplomat.
Francisco Javier Gaxiola | |
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| Governor of the State of Mexico | |
| In office September 11, 1919 – March 8, 1920 (acting) | |
| President | Venustiano Carranza |
| Preceded by | Agustín Millán Vivero |
| Succeeded by | Agustín Millán Vivero |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 31, 1870 Sinaloa de Leyva |
| Died | November 18, 1933 (aged 63) Mexico City |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Profession | lawyer, politician, diplomat |
Gaxiola was born in Sinaloa de Leyva, and taught in superior-level institutions of law in the Estado de México. As a diplomat, he was adviser to the Legation of Mexico in Madrid.[3] From September 11, 1919, to March 8, 1920, he was acting Governor of the State of Mexico,[4] while Agustín Millán Vivero, the original governor, accompanied President Venustiano Carranza, when the rebellion in Agua Prieta exploded.[5] He died in Mexico City, aged 63.
Publications
edit- El General Antonio Rosales : revista histórica del estado en Sinaloa de 1856 a 1865, 1894
- Gobernantes del estado de México; Muzquiz-Zavala-Olaguíbel, 1899
Decorations
edit- Commander of the Orden de Isabel la Católica
- Commander of the Spanish Red Cross (Spanish: Cruz Roja Española)
References
edit- ^ Panorama mexicano 1890-1910 (Spanish), 2006, p. 52.
- ^ C. Valadés: Obras (Spanish), 1992, p. XI.
- ^ José de J. Núñez y Domínguez: Semblanza biográfica del señor licenciado F. Javier Gaxiola Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish).
- ^ States of Mexico M-Z - México (Estado de México)
- ^ Gerardo Novo Valencia: El centro deportivo Agustín Millán Archived 2007-03-10 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish), October 22, 2007.
External links
edit- Works by or about Francisco Javier Gaxiola at the Internet Archive
- Francisco Javier Gaxiola in the Ibero-American Institute (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation) catalogue, Berlin