Jesús Flores Magón
Jesús Flores Magón | |
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San Jerónimo Tecóatl, Oaxaca | |
| Died | 7 December 1930 (aged 59) |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, politician, lawyer |
Gaspar Jesús Melchor Flores Magón
Biography
Jesús Flores Magón was born in
to Margarita Magón and Teodoro Flores, aHe graduated in law in 1897 and, in conjunction with his brother Ricardo, founded the newspaper
He returned to Mexico in 1910 following the overthrow of Porfirio Díaz in the early days of the Mexican Revolution. In 1911, alongside
During the tumultuous years that followed, he remained in Mexico City. When Venustiano Carranza assumed the presidency, he chose to leave the country on account of the fact that he had been the running mate of presidential candidate Manuel Calero y Sierra; he returned to Mexico following Carranza's assassination.
See also
References
- ^ El indio y lo indio en el anarquismo magonista cites place of birth and full registered names of Jesús Flores Magón. Note that Gaspar and Melchor are the traditional names of two of the Biblical Magi and that Flores Magón was born on 6 January, the Roman Catholic feast-day of Epiphany
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INAFED. "Teotitlán de Flores Magón". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Archived from the originalon 2007-05-29. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
External links
Media related to Jesús Flores Magón at Wikimedia Commons
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