Adalberto Tejeda Olivares

General Adalberto Tejeda.

Sixto Adalberto Tejeda Olivares (28 March 1883 – 8 September 1960) was a Mexican politician, who served two terms (1920–1924 and 1928–1932) as Governor of Veracruz.[1] He was born in Chicontepec de Tejeda, Veracruz.

During the Mexican Revolution, Tejeda obtained the rank of lieutenant colonel. In 1918, he was elected Senator.[2]

Tejeda was also a diplomat. He served as the Mexican Ambassador to France (1935-1937), Spain (1937-1939), and Peru (1942).[3]

  1. ^ Wood, Andrew Grant (2009). "5". In Jürgen Buchenau and William H. Beezley (ed.). State Governors in the Mexican Revolution, 1910-1952: Portraits in Conflict, Courage, and Corruption. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 207. ISBN 9780742557703. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  2. ^ Martínez, ✞ Julio César (2019-11-19). "Adalberto Tejeda Olivares, los claroscuros de un gobernador popular". Revista Praxis (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  3. ^ ""Adalberto Tejeda" Olivares, retrato - Mediateca INAH". Retrieved 2022-09-18.