Carlos Esteban Ignacio María del Corazón de Jesús Sodi Candiani (; 1838–1909) was a Mexican politician, lawyer and landowner who served as

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of the

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for the states of

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from 1882 to 1884 and

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for approximately 25 years. A prominent landowner in Oaxaca, he co-owned several estates alongside his brother, Demetrio Sodi.

Early life and education

Carlos Esteban Ignacio María del Corazón de Jesús Sodi Candiani was born in 1838, in

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. He was the son of Italian engineer and lieutenant coronel Carlos Sodi Bartoloni, who immigrated from

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in the 19th century, and María del Carmen Camila Nepomucena Candiani Gutierrez Griz. Sodi enrolled at the Institute of Sciences and Arts of Oaxaca between the decades of 1850 and 1860. In 1867, his participation as synodal in the Grammar exams was recorded, indicating that he was possibly a professor at the institute.

Political career

During the

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, Sodi and his family owned vast tracts of land in the state of Oaxaca. He and his brother, Demetrio, were the owners of

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Concepción and Hacienda Candiani and its annex, La Compañía, both located in the outskirts of Oaxaca City. The latter was dedicated to the production of sugar cane and had a land surface of 328-50-23 hectares. Sodi served as a

of the

for the state of Oaxaca from the year 1882 to 1884, in the XI Legislature of the Mexican Congress. He also served as senator for the state of Michoacán for approximately 25 years.

Personal life and death

Sodi married twice during his lifetime, his first marriage was to Dolores Guergué Antuñana y del Solar Campero, and his second to Refugio Romero Guendulain. He had a total of 22 children, including President of the

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(1908–1910) and Secretary of Justice (March–May 1911) Demetrio Sodi Guergué, and public defender, novelist and playwright Federico Sodi Romero. Sodi died in 1909 in Oaxaca City, Oaxaca.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sodi Candiani, Carlos Members of the Senate of the Republic (Mexico) for Oaxaca Members of the Senate of the Republic (Mexico) for Michoacán 19th-century Mexican politicians Mexican legal writers Carlos Mexican people of Italian descent 1838 births 1909 deaths