Francisco Javier Gaxiola

Francisco Javier Gaxiola Castillo-Negrete[1] (January 31, 1870 – November 18, 1933[2]) was a Mexican lawyer, politician and diplomat.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gaxiola and the second or maternal family name is Castillo-Negrete.
Francisco Javier Gaxiola
Governor of the State of Mexico
In office
September 11, 1919 – March 8, 1920 (acting)
PresidentVenustiano Carranza
Preceded byAgustín Millán Vivero
Succeeded byAgustín Millán Vivero
Personal details
Born(1870-01-31)January 31, 1870
Sinaloa de Leyva
DiedNovember 18, 1933(1933-11-18) (aged 63)
Mexico City
NationalityMexican
Professionlawyer, politician, diplomat

Gaxiola was born in Sinaloa de Leyva, and taught in superior-level institutions of law in the Estado de México. As a diplomat, he was adviser to the Legation of Mexico in Madrid.[3] From September 11, 1919, to March 8, 1920, he was acting Governor of the State of Mexico,[4] while Agustín Millán Vivero, the original governor, accompanied President Venustiano Carranza, when the rebellion in Agua Prieta exploded.[5] He died in Mexico City, aged 63.

Publications
  • El General Antonio Rosales : revista histórica del estado en Sinaloa de 1856 a 1865, 1894
  • Gobernantes del estado de México; Muzquiz-Zavala-Olaguíbel, 1899

Decorations

References
  1. Panorama mexicano 1890-1910 (Spanish), 2006, p. 52.
  2. C. Valadés: Obras (Spanish), 1992, p. XI.
  3. José de J. Núñez y Domínguez: Semblanza biográfica del señor licenciado F. Javier Gaxiola (Spanish).
  4. States of Mexico M-Z - México (Estado de México)
  5. Gerardo Novo Valencia: El centro deportivo Agustín Millán Archived 2007-03-10 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish), October 22, 2007.
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