Francisco Javier Gaxiola Explained

Francisco Javier Gaxiola
Office:Governor of the State of Mexico
Term Start:September 11, 1919
Term End:March 8, 1920 (acting)
Predecessor:Agustín Millán Vivero
Successor:Agustín Millán Vivero
President:Venustiano Carranza
Birth Date:31 January 1870
Birth Place:Sinaloa de Leyva
Death Place:Mexico City
Nationality:Mexican
Profession:lawyer, politician, diplomat

Francisco Javier Gaxiola Castillo-Negrete[1] (January 31, 1870  - November 18, 1933[2]) was a Mexican lawyer, politician and diplomat.

Gaxiola was born in Sinaloa de Leyva, and taught in superior-level institutions of law in the Estado de México. As a diplomat, he was adviser to the Legation of Mexico in Madrid.[3] From September 11, 1919, to March 8, 1920, he was acting Governor of the State of Mexico,[4] while Agustín Millán Vivero, the original governor, accompanied President Venustiano Carranza, when the rebellion in Agua Prieta exploded.[5] He died in Mexico City, aged 63.

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  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=Ldt-5A1Q7akC&dq=%22Francisco+Javier+Gaxiola%22+1933&pg=PA52 Panorama mexicano 1890-1910
  2. C. Valadés: Obras (Spanish), 1992, p. XI.
  3. José de J. Núñez y Domínguez: Semblanza biográfica del señor licenciado F. Javier Gaxiola (Spanish).
  4. http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Mexico_states2.html States of Mexico M-Z - México (Estado de México)
  5. Gerardo Novo Valencia: El centro deportivo Agustín Millán (Spanish), October 22, 2007.