Marcelo Rubio Ruiz (1932 – 6 January 1977) was a Mexican politician and teacher affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He served as a Senator for Baja California Sur in the L Legislature of the Mexican Congress from 1976 until his death in 1977.
Marcelo Rubio Ruiz | |
|---|---|
| Senator from Baja California Sur | |
| In office 6 September 1976 – 6 January 1977 Serving with Alberto Alvarado Arámburo | |
| Preceded by | Jesús Castro Agúndez |
| Succeeded by | Víctor Manuel Liceaga Ruibal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1932 Santa Rosalía, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Died | 6 January 1977 (aged 44–45) La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Political party | PRI |
| Spouse | Cecilia Beltrán |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Higher Normal School of Mexico |
| Occupation | Politician and teacher |
Biography
editRubio Ruiz was born in Santa Rosalía, Baja California Sur in 1932.[1] He later moved to the state capital of La Paz, where he completed his secondary studies before earning his teaching certificate at the Urban Normal School in 1951.[1][2][3] After that, he graduated from the Higher Normal School of Mexico with a licentiate degree in education.[1][2] He taught at primary and secondary schools before serving an administrative role at the Urban Normal School in La Paz.[4]
Rubio Ruiz joined the cabinet of governor Ángel César Mendoza Arámburo, serving as secretary-general of government.[2][4] He was also president of the PRI regional committee of Baja California Sur.[2] In 1976 he was elected to represent his home state as a Senator in the L Legislature of the Mexican Congress,[4] where he served as president of the fishing committee.[2] However, just a few months after taking office, he died during a surgical procedure on 6 January 1977 in La Paz.[3][5] He was survived by his wife, Cecilia Beltrán, and four children.[4] A minute of silence was observed at the next Congressional meeting on 12 January,[6] and he was replaced by his substitute senator, Víctor Manuel Liceaga Ruibal.[5]
A teacher's college bearing his name, the Centro Regional de Educación Normal Marcelo Rubio Ruiz, was established in 1976.[7] Based in the city of Loreto, it is considered one of the most prestigious institutions of higher learning in the state.[8] There is also a street in La Paz named Calle Profesor Marcelo Rubio Ruiz,[3] as well as a district in the town of Guerrero Negro named after him.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Mulegé". Enciclopedia de los Municipios y delegaciones de México (in Spanish). INAFED. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Camp, Roderic Ai (2011). Mexican Political Biographies, 1935-2009: Fourth Edition. University of Texas Press. p. 847. ISBN 9780292726345.
- ^ a b c Reyes Silva, Leonardo (2012). Calles y monumentos de la ciudad de La Paz, B.C.S. (PDF) (in Spanish) (2 ed.). Ayuntamiento del Municipio de La Paz. p. 156. OCLC 59712611.
- ^ a b c d Reyes Silva, p. 157
- ^ a b Riestra Castro, Federico (15 February 2016). "Forma y Fondo". Colectivo Pericú (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Legislatura L - Año I - Período Comisión Permanente - Fecha 19770112 - Número de Diario 2". Crónica Parlamentaria (in Spanish). Chamber of Deputies. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ Villalobos Davis, Raúl (4 November 2019). "Festeja CREN Marcelo Rubio de Loreto, 43 años de su fundación". El Sudcaliforniano (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ Chávez Davis, Javier (8 November 2016). "Hoy, cumple 40 años la Normal de Loreto". El Sudcaliforniano (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "Marcelo Rubio Ruiz" (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica.com. Retrieved 20 January 2022.