Huerta, Victoriano
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| Birthname | José Victoriano Huerta Márquez | ||||
| born on | 22 December 1850 at 08:00 (= 08:00 AM ) | ||||
| Place | Colotlán, Mexico, 22n06, 103w16 | ||||
| Timezone | LMT m103w16 (is local mean time) | ||||
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Biography
Mexican Federal Army General and 39th President of Mexico (1913-1914), who came to power by coup against the democratically-elected government of Francisco I. Madero with the aid of other Mexican generals and the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico. His violent seizure of power set off a new wave of armed conflict in the Mexican Revolution.
After a military career under President Porfirio Díaz and Interim President Francisco León de la Barra, Huerta became a high-ranking officer during the presidency of Madero during the first phase of the Mexican Revolution (1911-1913). In February 1913 Huerta joined a conspiracy against Madero, who entrusted him to control a revolt in Mexico City. The Ten Tragic Days - actually fifteen days - saw the forced resignation of Madero and his vice president and their murders. The coup was backed by the nascent German Empire as well the United States under the Taft Administration. But the succeeding Wilson administration refused to recognize the new regime which had come to power by coup. The U.S. allowed arms sales to rebel forces. Many foreign powers did recognize the regime, including Britain and Germany, but withdrew further support when revolutionary forces started to show military success against the regime; their continuing support of him threatened their own relationships with the U.S. government. Huerta's government resisted the U.S. incursion into the port of Veracruz that violated Mexico's sovereignty. Even Huerta's opponents agreed with his stance. The Constitutionalist Army, the forces of the northern coalition opposing Huerta, defeated the Federal Army. Huerta was forced to resign in July 1914 and flee the country to Spain, only 17 months into his presidency, after the Federal Army collapsed. While attempting to intrigue with German spies in the U.S. during World War I, Huerta was arrested in 1915 and died in U.S. custody on 13 January 1916 at age 65 in El Paso, Texas. He died, perhaps of cirrhosis of the liver or possibly of cancer. While the main symptom was yellow jaundice, poisoning by the U.S. was widely suspected.
His supporters were known as Huertistas during the Mexican Revolution. He is still vilified by modern-day Mexicans, who generally refer to him as El Chacal ("The Jackal") or El Usurpador ("The Usurper").
Relationships
- opponent/rival/enemy relationship with Madero, Francisco I. (born 30 October 1873)
Events
Source Notes
Sy Scholfield quotes from the book Historia de Colotlán by Renato Haro Ortega (R.H. Ortega, 1991), page 257:
"Victoriano Huerta viene al mundo el 22 de diciembre de 1850 , según consta en el acta de registro de bautismo que fue sacada de los libros de la parroquia . El pequeño Victoriano , de un día de nacido fue llevado al templo y el 23 de diciembre fue bautizado . Esta es el acta : En la iglesia parroquial de Colotlán a 23 de diciembre de 1850 , el Pbro . D. Bacilio Terán con licencia de párroco , bautizó solemnemente a José Victoriano de un día de nacido , en lunes a las 8 de la mañana en este lugar , hijo legítimo de Jesús Huerta y Refugio Márquez ; abuelos paternos..."
(Translation: Victoriano Huerta came into the world on 22 December 1850 as recorded in the baptism registration certificate that was taken from the parish books. Little Victoriano, one day old, was taken to the temple and on 23 December he was baptized. This is the record: In the parish church of Colotlán on 23 December 1850, Fr. D. Bacilio Terán, with parish licence, solemnly baptized José Victoriano one day old, on Monday at 8 in the morning in this place, legitimate son of Jesús Huerta and Refugio Márquez; paternal grandparents...).
Categories
- Diagnoses : Psychological : Abuse Alcohol
- Family : Parenting : Kids more than 3 (Eleven)
- Vocation : Engineer : Other Engineer (Colonel of Engineers)
- Vocation : Military : Combat (Commander)
- Vocation : Military : Military career (Mexican Federal Army General)
- Vocation : Military : Military service
- Vocation : Politics : Heads of state (39th President of Mexico, 1913-1914)
- 1850 births
- Birthday 22 December
- Birthplace Colotlán, MEX
- Sun 0 Capricorn
- Moon 17 Leo
- Asc 19 Capricorn
- 1916 deaths
- Diagnoses : Psychological : Abuse Alcohol
- Family : Parenting : Kids more than 3
- Vocation : Engineer : Other Engineer
- Vocation : Military : Combat
- Vocation : Military : Military career
- Vocation : Military : Military service
- Vocation : Politics : Heads of state
