Heriberto Jara Corona
Mexican revolutionary and politician
Heriberto Jara Corona
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Governor of Tabasco | |
In office
1918–1919 |
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Preceded by | Luis Hernández Hermosillo |
Succeeded by | Carlos A. Vidal |
37th Governor of Veracruz | |
In office
December 1, 1924 – October 1927 |
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Preceded by | Adalberto Tejada Olivera |
Succeeded by | Abel S. Rodríguez |
Personal details | |
Born |
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1879-07-10
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July 10, 1879
Nogales, Veracruz |
Died |
April 17, 1968
(1968-04-17)
(aged
88)
Mexico City, Federal District |
Political party | PRI |
Spouse | Sofía Rodríguez Bobadilla |
Profession | Military and politician |
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General Heriberto Jara Corona (July 10, 1879 – April 17, 1968) was a Mexican revolutionary and politician who served as Governor of Veracruz .
Heriberto Jara was born in the town of Nogales , in the state of Veracruz , to Emilio Jara Andrade and María del Carmen Corona. He got enrolled in the Mexican Revolution while working at a factory in the municipality of Río Blanco in his native Veracruz.
The year Francisco I. Madero was elected President of Mexico he took over a seat in the Congress ; then in 1916 he was elected again to serve in Congress and was one of the persons who drafted the 1917 Constitution . He served as Ambassador to Cuba and as Governor of Veracruz. He was awarded the Stalin Peace Prize in 1950 and, in 1959, he received the Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor . General Heriberto Jara International Airport in the port of Veracruz is named after him, as is the Stadium at Xalapa , built in 1925 on the grounds where William K. Boone had organized Olympic-style athletic games in 1922.
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Governor of Tabasco
1918 - 1919 |
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Governor of Veracruz
1924 - 1927 |
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Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor
1959 |
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