Ángel Albino Corzo
Ángel Albino Corzo (born March 1, 1816 in Chiapa de la Real Corona ; † August 12, 1875 there ) was a Mexican liberal, general and politician from the state of Chiapas .
Corzo received his basic education in his native city and further training in San Cristóbal de las Casas . In 1840 he married the governor's daughter Zaragoza Ruiz Pola, with whom he raised five children and an adopted son.
Ángel Albino Corzo began his political career at the instigation of his father-in-law Domingo Ruiz Molina in 1846 as an alcalde of his hometown Chiapa. In this capacity, he set up the city's first fifty-strong Guardia Nacional . The following year he was appointed treasurer of the state and as such introduced a new tax system. In 1849 he became an MP and in 1852 President of the Congress of Chiapas. In 1855, in his capacity as Prefecto of the Chiapa district , he proclaimed the Ayutla Plan .
On October 16, 1855 he was appointed provisional governor of Chiapas' before he became constitutional governor in 1856, which he remained until 1861 with four interruptions. During his time as governor, he was able to successfully defend the interests of Chiapas against annexation plans by the Tabasco government . During the Reform War (1857–1861) Corzo was Juárez 's “right hand” in the south of Mexico. In 1858 he was appointed general by the Tabasco authorities and commanded the constitutional brigade of Chiapas, Tabasco and Yucatán. In 1863 he was able to repel the units of the French intervention in Mexico at the Battle of Chiapa . In 1866 he was involved in the capture of the then governor of Chiapas, José Pantaleón Domínguez . Corzo died in his hometown in 1875.
In 1861 he was awarded the honorary title of Benemérito de Chiapas by the Chiapas' congress for his commitment to the reform laws ( Leyes de Reforma ) and, after his death, the title of Benemérito de Chiapas, Tabasco y Campeche for his role in the French intervention . Among other things, his hometown is now named after him as Chiapa de Corzo .
Web links
- Sofía Mireles Gavito: Angel Albino Corzo Castillejos, Benemérito de Chiapas “2016, Año de Don Ángel Albino Corzo” , in La Voz del Norte
- Diana Ramírez: Ángel Albino Corzo, el héroe más grande de Chiapas , in Cuarto Poder
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Corzo, Ángel Albino |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Corzo Castillejos, Ángel Albino |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican liberal, general and politician from the state of Chiapas |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 1, 1816 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chiapa de la Real Corona |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 12, 1875 |
| Place of death | Chiapa de la Real Corona |