Félix Agramont Cota

Félix Agramont Cota
Félix Agramont Cota
Angel César Mendoza Arámburo
Governor of the South Territory of Baja California
	In office; 1970 – October 8, 1974
Preceded by	Hugo Cervantes del Río
Succeeded by	Office abolished with statehood
Personal details
Born	November 17, 1918; Agricultural engineer; politician

Félix Agramont Cota (November 17, 1918 – May 10, 2013) was Mexican politician,

Mexican state in October 1974. Agramont served as the last Governor of the South Territory of Baja California from 1970 until the creation of the new state on October 8, 1974.^[1]^[2] He was then appointed as the first Governor of Baja California Sur, serving from October 8, 1974, until April 6, 1975.^[1]

Agramont was the first civilian governor of Baja California Sur who was born in the present-day state.[1] He was the also the last Governor of Baja California Sur to be appointed to date.^[1] His successors have since been elected to office.^[1]

Biography

Early life and career

Agramont was born on November 17, 1918, in

Todos los Santos, Baja California Sur.^[2]

He attended the Escuela Normal de San Ignacio and graduated from

agricultural engineer and served as the national director of Productora Nacional de Semillas (PRONASE).^[3]

Governor of Baja California Sur

Agramont was appointed Governor of the former South Territory of Baja California by President

Mexican federal state. For example, the building which now houses the Baja California Sur state legislature was constructed during his tenure.^[3]

He remained Governor of the territory until October 8, 1974, when

Mexican President Luis Echeverría issued a decree creating the new state of Baja California Sur.^[1] (The same decree simultaneously created the state of Quintana Roo as well).^[1]

The Senate of the Republic appointed Agramont as the first, provisional Governor of Baja California Sur.^[1] He took office on October 8, 1974, the same day of BCS's creation.^[1] He oversaw the creation of the Constitution of Baja California Sur and the state Tribunal Superior de Justicia.^[1] The Constitución del Estado de Baja California Sur was adopted on January 9, 1975.^[2]

Agramont served as the first BCS Governor until April 6, 1975, when

Angel César Mendoza Arámburo succeeded him as the state's first elected governor.^[1]

Félix Agramont Cota died from

acute myocardial infarction on May 10, 2013, in La Paz, Baja California Sur, at the age of 95.^[1]^[3] He was survived by two children, María del Carmen and Félix Agramont Salgado, and several grandchildren, including Senator Ricardo Barroso Agramont.^[2] Senator Ricardo Barroso Agramont ran for governor in the February 2011 gubernatorial election, but was defeated by Marcos Covarrubias Villaseñor.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q "Fallece Félix Agramont Cota, primer gobernador de BCS". La Crónica de Hoy. May 12, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Fallece Félix Agramont Cota, ex gobernador del Territorio de BCS". Octavo día. May 10, 2013. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Medina, Elías (May 11, 2013). "Falleció el exgobernador Félix Agramont Cota". El Sudcaliforniano. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
^ "Another State Election, Another PRI Defeat: What the Results from Baja California Sur Tell us". Center for Strategic and International Studies. February 7, 2011. Archived from the original on March 9, 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2013.

Preceded by Hugo Cervantes del Río	Governor of the South Territory of state of Baja California 1970—1974	Succeeded by Office abolished
Preceded by Office created	Governor of state of Baja California Sur 1974–1975	Succeeded by Ángel César Mendoza Arámburo

[cronica-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q "Fallece Félix Agramont Cota, primer gobernador de BCS". La Crónica de Hoy. May 12, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2013.

[odtvaodia-2] "Fallece Félix Agramont Cota, ex gobernador del Territorio de BCS". Octavo día. May 10, 2013. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2013.

[sudcali-3] Medina, Elías (May 11, 2013). "Falleció el exgobernador Félix Agramont Cota". El Sudcaliforniano. Retrieved June 10, 2013.

[csis-4] "Another State Election, Another PRI Defeat: What the Results from Baja California Sur Tell us". Center for Strategic and International Studies. February 7, 2011. Archived from the original on March 9, 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2013.

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