Amado Aguirre Santiago (b. San Sebastián, Jalisco, February 3, 1863 – Mexico City

Mexico City

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, August 22, 1949) was a Mexican

Mexico

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 general and politician.

Biography

Aguirre was the son of Ignacio Aguirre Peña, the first municipal president of San Sebastián, and Mariana Santiago Lope. He graduated from the mining engineering program in Guadalajara

Guadalajara, Jalisco

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. During the Mexican revolution

Mexican Revolution

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, he fought under General Manuel M. Diéguez, later joining General Alvaro Obregón

Álvaro Obregón

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. He held a number of positions in the Mexican government, at various levels. From 1916 to 1917, he was constituent deputy, then military commander of Guadalajara

Guadalajara

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, interim governor of Jalisco

Jalisco

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, member of the inspection commission of the army, senator during the XXVII period, undersecretary of agriculture and development .gif", event)' onMouseout='HidePop("7669")' href="/topics/Secretariat_of_Communications_and_Transportation_(Mexico)">Secretary of Communications and Public Works

Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (Mexico)

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 from 1921 to 1924, and was governor and military commander of the Federal Territory of Quintana Roo

Governor of Quintana Roo

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 from 1924 to 1925, ambassador to Chile

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 and representative to Brazil

Brazil

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 and Costa Rica

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, governor and military commander of the Baja California Sur district

Governor of Baja California Sur

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 from 1927 to 1929, and director of the Heroico Colegio Militar in 1925.

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