Luis del Carmen Curiel

General

Luis del Carmen Curiel
Born1846
Died1930
Allegiance Mexico
Service / branch Mexican Army
RankGeneral
Alma materYale University

Luis del Carmen Curiel (1846 - 1930) was a Mexican general during the Mexican Revolution who served as Governor of the Federal District from 19 February 1877 to 2 December 1880.

He studied law at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Curiel served as Governor of Jalisco twice until January 1903 and Governor of Yucatán from 11 March - 6 June 1911.[1][2] He later served as a senator in the Senate of the Republic, XXVI legislature.

He has been described as a "tactful military politician."[3]

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  2. ^ Carey, James C. (2019-06-12). The Mexican Revolution In Yucatan, 1915-1924. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-30331-5.
  3. ^ Wells, Allen; Joseph, Gilbert Michael (1996). Summer of Discontent, Seasons of Upheaval: Elite Politics and Rural Insurgency in Yucatán, 1876-1915. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-2656-6.