Valentín de la Sierra
Valentín Avila Ramírez (* February 1898 on an estate of the municipality Huejuquilla el Alto , Jalisco , † September 1926 in Milpillas de la Sierra, Valparaiso , Zacatecas ), commonly known as Valentín de la Sierra , was a Mexican Cristero that the Cristero War on Fought sides of the insurgents under the command of Cristero General Pedro Quintanar and led a unit of about 15 men. In September 1926 he was captured and executed by government forces. Its additional name De la Sierra results from the fact that the region in which Valentín lived forms the beginning of the Sierra Madre Occidental .
Corrido
Valentín gained fame through the Corrido Valentín de la Sierra , dedicated to him , which was recorded by several artists known in Mexico such as Antonio Aguilar , Vicente Fernández and Ana Gabriel . Inspired by the song, there is also a film of the same name from 1968 with Antonio Aguilar in the lead role.
Individual evidence
- ↑ En busca de la leyenda.- Valentín de la Sierra on YouTube
- ^ A b Juan Pablo Rico Medrano: Mito o Realidad de un Amigo de mi Tierra (Spanish; article from August 20, 2017); quoted from the book Pueblos del Viento Norte by Luis De La Torre and Manuel Caldera.
- ↑ a b Alberto Espinosa Orozco: La Verdadera Historia de Valentín de la Sierra (Spanish; article from April 14, 2016)
- ↑ a b Valentín de la Sierra (English; accessed on August 21, 2018); quoted from Jean Meyer (El Colegio de Michoacán): Valentín de la Sierra: Historia de un mito
- ↑ Valentín de la Sierra (film) at IMDb
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | La Sierra, Valentín de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ávila Ramírez, Valentín (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican cristero |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Huejuquilla el Alto , Jalisco , Mexico |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 1926 |
| Place of death | Milpillas de la Sierra, Valparaíso , Zacatecas |