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Lauro Aguirre

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Lauro Aguirre (1855-January 9, 1925) was an engineer and journalist who was active during the Mexican Revolution.

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]

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c Mario T. García. "Desert Immigrants: The Mexicans of El Paso, 1880-1920". Yale University Press. pp. 173–176. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
  2. ^ a b Jesus Vargas Valdez. Encyclopedia of Mexico: History, Society & CultureSearch. Routledge. Retrieved 2010-03-25.