General Luis del Carmen Curiel | |
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Born | 1846 |
Died | 1930 |
Allegiance | Mexico |
Service | Mexican Army |
Rank | General |
Alma mater | Yale 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]