Alfonso García González Explained

Alfonso García González
Order:11th Governor of North Territory of Baja California
Term Start:22 October 1947
Term End:26 November 1952
Predecessor:Alberto V. Aldrete
Order2:1st Governor of the State of Baja California
Term Start2:26 November 1952
Term End2:30 November 1953
Successor2:Braulio Maldonado Sández
Birth Date:19 March 1909
Birth Place:Toluca, State of Mexico
Alma Mater:National Autonomous University of Mexico

Alfonso García González (19March 19092December 1961) was a Mexican politician. He was the last governor of the North Territory of Baja California and the first provisional governor of the State of Baja California.[1] [2]

Early life

Alfonso García González was born in Toluca, State of Mexico on 19 March 1909. He attended the National Autonomous University of Mexico, earning his law degree in 1931.

Governor of Baja California

García González was appointed governor of the North Territory of Baja California by president Miguel Alemán Valdés, taking office on 22 October 1947. The territory became a state on 16 January 1952 and García González served as provisional governor until 30 November 1953, when he was succeeded by Braulio Maldonado Sández.[3]

Later political career

He later served as ambassador of Mexico to Colombia. In 1958, he became president of the Confederación Deportiva Mexicana and from 1959 to 1961 he headed the Mexican department of tourism.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historia. Gobernadores. Gobierno del estado de Baja California. 17 September 2015. 8 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191008051558/http://www.bajacalifornia.gob.mx/portal/nuestro_estado/historia/gobernadores.jsp. dead.
  2. Book: Camp, Roderic. Mexican Political Biographies, 1935-1993. 19 November 2015. 1995. University of Texas Press. 0-292-17714-3. Austin. 264 . 3rd.
  3. Web site: Suma Baja California 14 gobernadores en 61 años. Yerson . Martinez. 16 January 2013. es. La crónica. 17 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151001034823/http://www.lacronica.com/EdicionEnLinea/Notas/Noticias/16012013/660335.aspx. 1 October 2015.