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'''Lauro Aguirre''' (1855 |
'''Lauro Aguirre''' (1855 – January 9, 1925) was an engineer and journalist who was active during events that foreshadowed the Mexican Revolution. |
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==Early life== |
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Lauro Aguirre was originally from [[Batosegachi, Chihuahua]]. He trained as a civil engineer and spent his early career as a surveyor in [[Veracruz]] and [[Sonora]].<ref name=" García">{{cite web|url=http://www.credoreference.com/entry/routmex/aguirre_lauro|title=Desert Immigrants: The Mexicans of El Paso, 1880-1920|author=Mario T. García|publisher=Yale University Press|pages= |
Lauro Aguirre was originally from [[Batosegachi, Chihuahua]]. He trained as a civil engineer and spent his early career as a surveyor in [[Veracruz]] and [[Sonora]].<ref name=" García">{{cite web|url=http://www.credoreference.com/entry/routmex/aguirre_lauro|title=Desert Immigrants: The Mexicans of El Paso, 1880-1920|author=Mario T. García|publisher=Yale University Press|pages=173–176|accessdate=2010-03-25}}</ref> He married in 1891.<ref name="Credo">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S31EO-TpsdEC&q=Lauro+Aguirre&pg=PA174|title=Encyclopedia of Mexico: History, Society & CultureSearch|author=Jesus Vargas Valdez|date=10 September 1982|publisher=Routledge|isbn=0300028830|accessdate=2010-03-25}}</ref> |
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==Journalism== |
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By 1892 he had moved to [[El Paso, Texas]] where he published a newspaper entitled ''El Independiente''. This drew the attention of United States federal authorities who endeavored to maintain U.S. neutrality in Mexican affairs by monitoring the activities of Mexican rebels who resided north of the international border.<ref name=" García" /> In 1895, Aguirre participated in protests against the government of [[Porfirio Díaz]].<ref name=" García |
By 1892 he had moved to [[El Paso, Texas]], where he published a newspaper entitled ''El Independiente'' (''The Independent''). This drew the attention of United States federal authorities who endeavored to maintain U.S. neutrality in Mexican affairs by monitoring the activities of Mexican rebels who resided north of the international border.<ref name=" García" /> In 1895, Aguirre participated in protests against the government of [[Porfirio Díaz]].<ref name=" García" /> |
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On 5 February 1896 Aguirre published a call for rebellion against the government of Mexico.<ref name="Credo" /> The next month the United States government arrested Aguirre and another journalist, [[Flores Chapa]], because the Mexican consul accused them of conspiring to reenter Mexico and engage in revolutionary actions.<ref name=" García" /> Aguirre and Chapa were acquitted in U.S. federal court after the U.S. consul's investigation concluded that they had only engaged in legitimate newspaper publishing.<ref name=" García" /> |
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In July 1896 a conflict arose along the US-Mexican border known as the [[Yaqui Uprising]], which was associated with a popular leader named [[Teresa Urrea]]. Mexican government documents from the period connect Lauro Aguirre to Urrea and other revolutionaries.<ref name=" García" /><ref name="Credo" /> Aguirre worked with Urrea to organize raids against Mexican customs offices.<ref name="Credo" /> |
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==Revolutionary activities== |
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In 1902 Aguirre wrote to President [[Theodore Roosevelt]] to request protection as a political refugee, after having heard a rumor that the Díaz government planned to kidnap him.<ref name=" García" /> The previous year, the mayor of [[Ciudad Juárez]] had complained to United States authorities about subversive activities by Aguirre associated with his newspaper, which had been renamed ''El Progresista''.<ref name=" García" /> The U.S. consul charged with investigating Aguirre's complaint found no evidence of a kidnapping plot.<ref name=" García" /> |
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Afterward Aguirre launched another newspaper, ''La Reforma Social'', and joined the [[Partido Liberal Mexicano]] (PLM), which was the most extreme of the anti-Díaz organizations.<ref name=" García" /> Aguirre became president of the El Paso PLM branch and organized an attempted takeover of Ciudad Juárez.<ref name=" García" /> Their plans failed because Díaz government agents infiltrated the PLM.<ref name=" García" /> [[Enrique C. Creel]], the governor of [[Chihuahua (state)|Chihuahua]], attempted to get Aguirre extradited in 1906 by framing him for murder and having Mexican officials present forged evidence to American officials.<ref name="Credo" /> Aguirre was arrested and jailed in the United States for forty days before evidence of his innocence prompted his release.<ref name="Credo" /> |
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Aguirre continued to publish about Mexican politics with another newspaper, ''El Precursor''. He retired in 1913.<ref name="Credo" /> |
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Latest revision as of 15:59, 19 April 2023
Lauro Aguirre (1855 – January 9, 1925) was an engineer and journalist who was active during events that foreshadowed the Mexican Revolution.
Early life[edit]
Lauro Aguirre was originally from Batosegachi, Chihuahua. He trained as a civil engineer and spent his early career as a surveyor in Veracruz and Sonora.[1] He married in 1891.[2]
Journalism[edit]
By 1892 he had moved to El Paso, Texas, where he published a newspaper entitled El Independiente (The Independent). This drew the attention of United States federal authorities who endeavored to maintain U.S. neutrality in Mexican affairs by monitoring the activities of Mexican rebels who resided north of the international border.[1] In 1895, Aguirre participated in protests against the government of Porfirio Díaz.[1]
On 5 February 1896 Aguirre published a call for rebellion against the government of Mexico.[2] The next month the United States government arrested Aguirre and another journalist, Flores Chapa, because the Mexican consul accused them of conspiring to reenter Mexico and engage in revolutionary actions.[1] Aguirre and Chapa were acquitted in U.S. federal court after the U.S. consul's investigation concluded that they had only engaged in legitimate newspaper publishing.[1]
In July 1896 a conflict arose along the US-Mexican border known as the Yaqui Uprising, which was associated with a popular leader named Teresa Urrea. Mexican government documents from the period connect Lauro Aguirre to Urrea and other revolutionaries.[1][2] Aguirre worked with Urrea to organize raids against Mexican customs offices.[2]
Revolutionary activities[edit]
In 1902 Aguirre wrote to President Theodore Roosevelt to request protection as a political refugee, after having heard a rumor that the Díaz government planned to kidnap him.[1] The previous year, the mayor of Ciudad Juárez had complained to United States authorities about subversive activities by Aguirre associated with his newspaper, which had been renamed El Progresista.[1] The U.S. consul charged with investigating Aguirre's complaint found no evidence of a kidnapping plot.[1]
Afterward Aguirre launched another newspaper, La Reforma Social, and joined the Partido Liberal Mexicano (PLM), which was the most extreme of the anti-Díaz organizations.[1] Aguirre became president of the El Paso PLM branch and organized an attempted takeover of Ciudad Juárez.[1] Their plans failed because Díaz government agents infiltrated the PLM.[1] Enrique C. Creel, the governor of Chihuahua, attempted to get Aguirre extradited in 1906 by framing him for murder and having Mexican officials present forged evidence to American officials.[2] Aguirre was arrested and jailed in the United States for forty days before evidence of his innocence prompted his release.[2]
Aguirre continued to publish about Mexican politics with another newspaper, El Precursor. He retired in 1913.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Mario T. García. "Desert Immigrants: The Mexicans of El Paso, 1880-1920". Yale University Press. pp. 173–176. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
- ^ a b c d e f g Jesus Vargas Valdez (10 September 1982). Encyclopedia of Mexico: History, Society & CultureSearch. Routledge. ISBN 0300028830. Retrieved 2010-03-25.