Toribio Ortega Ramírez

Toribio Ortega Ramírez (16 April 1870–1914) was a leading general in the Mexican Revolution. He was born on 16 April 1870, in Coyame, Iturbide district, in the State of Chihuahua.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ortega and the second or maternal family name is Ramírez.

Family

On November 14, 2011, New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez visited Cuchillo Parado, Mexico, for a celebration in honor of Ortega, her great-grandfather.

Mexican Revolution

Ortega held the rank of general in the Mexican Revolution.[1] Ortega was one of the first to revolt against Porfirio Díaz on November 14, 1910.[2]

Notes
  1. REBELS SHELL OJINAGA.; Slowly Gaining Ground by Virtue of Artillery and Numbers New York Times January 1, 1914
  2. Susana Martinez, New Mexico Governor, Releases Evidence On Her Grandparents' Immigration Status

Bibliography
  • NARANJO, Francisco (1935). Diccionario biográfico Revolucionario (Imprenta Editorial "Cosmos" ed.).


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