Miguel Alemán González (1884 – March 20, 1929) was a Mexican general who served in the Mexican Revolution.
Miguel Alemán González | |
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| Born | 1884 |
| Died | March 20, 1929 San Juan Evangelista, Veracruz, Mexico |
| Cause of death | suicide or burnt alive during battle |
| Resting place | Sayula de Alemán, Veracruz, Mexico |
| Occupation | General |
| Spouse | Tomasa Valdés Ledezma |
| Children | Miguel Alemán Valdés |
| Relatives | Miguel Alemán Velasco (grandson) |
Early life
editMiguel Alemán González was born in 1884.[1]
Military career
editAlemán González was a pioneer of the Mexican Revolution in the state of Veracruz.[2]
Alemán González took up arms again in 1927.[2] He spearheaded a movement of armed resistance against presidents Álvaro Obregón and Plutarco Elías Calles.[2]
Death and legacy
editAlemán González died on March 20, 1929, in San Juan Evangelista.[2] He either committed suicide, or he was burned alive as General Miguel Acosta set fire to the forest where he was hiding during a battle.[2] He was buried in Sayula de Alemán on March 25, 1937.[2]
His son, Miguel Alemán Valdés, served as the 46th President of Mexico from 1946 to 1952.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Miguel Alemán González (1884-1929)". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f Mijares Sánchez, Mario Raúl (2013). Mexico: The Genesis of its Political Decomposition. Bloomington, Indiana: Palibrio. pp. 111–112. ISBN 9781463328955. OCLC 833047297.
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