Miguel Alemán González

Miguel Alemán González
Born	1884 Acayucan, Veracruz, Mexico
Died	March 20, 1929 San Juan Evangelista, Veracruz, Mexico
Cause of death	suicide or burnt alive during battle
Resting place	Sayula de Alemán, Veracruz, Mexico
Occupation	General
Spouse	Tomasa Valdés Ledezma
Children	Miguel Alemán Valdés
Relatives	Miguel Alemán Velasco (grandson)

Miguel Alemán González (1884 – March 20, 1929) was a Mexican general who served in the Mexican Revolution.

Early life

Miguel Alemán González was born in 1884.[1]

Military career

Alemán González was a pioneer of the Mexican Revolution in the state of Veracruz.[2]

Alemán González took up arms again in 1927.[2] He spearheaded a movement of armed resistance against presidents Álvaro Obregón and Plutarco Elías Calles.[2]

Death and legacy

Alemán González died on March 20, 1929, in San Juan Evangelista.[2] He either committed suicide, or he was burned alive as General Miguel Acosta set fire to the forest where he was hiding during a battle.[2] He was buried in Sayula de Alemán on March 25, 1937.[2]

His son, Miguel Alemán Valdés, served as the 46th President of Mexico from 1946 to 1952.[1]

References

1. "Miguel Alemán González (1884-1929)". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
2. Mijares Sánchez, Mario Raúl (2013). Mexico: The Genesis of its Political Decomposition. Bloomington, Indiana: Palibrio. pp. 111–112. ISBN 9781463328955. OCLC 833047297.