Toribio Ortega Ramírez Explained

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.

Family

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

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]

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Notes and References

  1. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1914/01/01/100294398.pdf REBELS SHELL OJINAGA.; Slowly Gaining Ground by Virtue of Artillery and Numbers
  2. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/14/susana-martinez-new-mexico-governor-undocumented-immigrants_n_1093251.html Susana Martinez, New Mexico Governor, Releases Evidence On Her Grandparents' Immigration Status