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.