Manuel Mondragón
Manuel Mondragón | |
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| Spouse(s) | Mercedes Valseca |
| Children | 8, including Carmen Mondragón |
Manuel Mondragón (1859–1922) was a Mexican military officer who played a prominent role in the
M1908 rifle, and a 75mm howitzer. General Mondragón was the father of a model, artist and poet Carmen Mondragón
, better known as Nahui Ollin.
Porfiriato
As an adolescent Mondragón entered the Military Academy of
Porfirist military circles. He perfected a repeating rifle and a 75mm howitzer (the Saint-Chamond-Mondragón
), both of which still bear his name. In 1904 he wrote a manual Description and employment of the instruments for preparing and executing fires, and in 1910 Description of rapid-fire 75mm materiel. In 1907 he was named Director of the Department of Artillery.
He initiated a project on military
Puerto México on the Gulf
are due to his efforts.
As a military officer during the Porfirato, he worked against the
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Mexican Revolution
At the side of General
coup, known as the Ten Tragic Days, against democratically-elected President of Mexico Francisco I. Madero in February 1913. He allied with General Victoriano Huerta. When Huerta seized presidency, Mondragón was named Secretary of War and the Navy
. He served in this position only a short time, resigning in June amid accusations from prominent Huertist politicians and public opinion of his culpability in the advance of revolutionary forces opposed Huerta's regime, due to his incompetence and poor planning in the campaign against them.
Following these accusations,
Légion d'honneur. General Manuel Mondragón died in exile in San Sebastián
in 1922.
Bibliography
- Francisco Naranjo. Diccionario biográfico Revolucionario. Imprenta Editorial "Cosmos", Mexico, 1935. ISBN 968-805-293-0.
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