Francisco Luis Urquizo
Francisco L. Urquizo | |
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General Francisco L. Urquizo Benavides | |
Born |
San Pedro de las Colonias, Coahuila | June 21, 1891
Died |
April 6, 1969 Mexico City | (aged 77)
Allegiance | Mexico (antireeleccionista revolutionary forces) |
Service/branch | Liberation Army of the South 1911, Federal Army 1912-1913, Constitutional Army 1913-1920, Mexican Army 1920, 1936-1969 |
Years of service | 1911-1920, 1936-1969 |
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Commands held | Secretariat of National Defence |
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Awards |
Francisco Luis Urquizo Benavides (21 June 1891, San Pedro de las Colonias, Coahuila – 6 April 1969, Mexico City) was a Mexican soldier, revolutionary general, writer and historian. With Mariano Azuela, Mauricio Magdaleno, Martín Luis Guzmán and José Vasconcelos, he was one of the main authors of the so-called novela revolucionaria, which was a literary account of episodes in the Mexican Revolution. He was twice Secretary of National Defense.
Principal Published Works
- Memorias de campaña
- Tropa Vieja
- ¡Viva Madero!
- Páginas de la Revolución
- La ciudadela quedó atrás
- Fui soldado de levita de esos de caballería
- México - Tlaxcalantongo
- Morelos, genio militar de la Independencia
- Europa Central en 1922
- A un Joven Militar Mexicano
- Madrid de los Años Veinte
- Recuerdo Que...
- Tres de Diana
- Charlas de Sobremesa
- El Capitán Arnaud
- Lo Incognoscible
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