Gabriel Ramos Millán

Gabriel Ramos Millán (1903–September 26, 1949) was a Mexican politician, lawyer and urban developer who was known locally as the "Apostle of Corn".[1] A member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) – and its forerunner, the Party of the Mexican Revolution (PRM) – Ramos Millán was considered by many, including President Miguel Alemán, as a strong candidate for Mexico's presidency.[2] Alemán and Ramos Millán had a personal friendship.

Ramos Millán was born in Ayapango, State of Mexico, a town that later honoured him by changing its name to Ayapango de Gabriel Ramos Millán.[3]

He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for the State of Mexico's 9th district in the 1943 mid-term election[4] and to the Senate for his home state in 1946.[3]

On President Alemán's instructions, Ramos Millán created the National Corn Commission (Comisión Nacional del Maíz) in 1947.[3][5]

Death

On September 26, 1949, Ramos Millán and 22 others, including actress Blanca Estela Pavón, were killed when their Mexicana de Aviación Douglas DC-3 airplane crashed onto the Popocatépetl volcano in an accident that killed everyone on board during the Tapachula to Mexico City leg of a Tuxtla Gutiérrez to Mexico City flight.[6]

Honors

To honour Ramos Millán, his home town changed its name to Ayapango de Gabriel Ramos Millán, and an elementary school was named after him in Sinaloa.[7]

References

1. Nombre * (2021-04-16). "Recuerdan a Gabriel Ramos Millán en Ayapango". Hgrupoeditorial.com. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
2. "El maíz, su apóstol y la tragedia que le quitó la vida - Mexicanísimo". Mexicanisimo.com.mx. 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
3. "Ayapango. Estado de México". México Deconocido. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
4. "Legislatura 39" (PDF). Cámara de Diputados. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
5. "Rehabilitan casa del 'Apóstol del maíz' en Ayapango". 18 August 2014.
6. "Blanca Estela Pavón, actriz de la Época de Oro, presintió su muerte" (in Spanish). Eluniversal.com.mx. 2018-04-14. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
7. "ESCUELA PRIMARIA SENADOR GABRIEL RAMOS MILLAN 🏫 Sinaloa 0789688d". Escuelas.org.mx. Retrieved 2021-09-20.