Miguel Alemán González Explained

Miguel Alemán González
Birth Date:1884
Birth Place:Acayucan, Veracruz, Mexico
Death Date:March 20, 1929
Death Place:San Juan Evangelista, Veracruz, Mexico
Death Cause:suicide or burnt alive during battle
Resting Place:Sayula de Alemán, Veracruz, Mexico
Occupation:General
Spouse:Tomasa Valdés Ledezma
Children:Miguel Alemán Valdés
Relatives:Miguel Alemán Velasco (grandson)

Miguel Alemán González (1884 – March 20, 1929) was a Mexican general who served in the Mexican Revolution.

Early life

Miguel Alemán González was born in 1884.[1]

Military career

Alemán González was a pioneer of the Mexican Revolution in the state of Veracruz.[2]

Alemán González took up arms again in 1927.[2] He spearheaded a movement of armed resistance against presidents Álvaro Obregón and Plutarco Elías Calles.[2]

Death and legacy

Alemán González died on March 20, 1929, in San Juan Evangelista.[2] He either committed suicide, or he was burned alive as General Miguel Acosta set fire to the forest where he was hiding during a battle.[2] He was buried in Sayula de Alemán on March 25, 1937.[2]

His son, Miguel Alemán Valdés, served as the 46th President of Mexico from 1946 to 1952.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Miguel Alemán González (1884-1929). Bibliothèque nationale de France. March 9, 2017.
  2. Book: Mijares Sánchez. Mario Raúl. Mexico: The Genesis of its Political Decomposition. 2013. Palibrio. Bloomington, Indiana. 9781463328955. 833047297. 111–112.