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

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, and taught in superior-level institutions of law in the

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. As a diplomat, he was adviser to the Legation of Mexico in Madrid. From September 11, 1919, to March 8, 1920, he was acting

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, while

Agustín Millán Vivero Agustín Millán Vivero (July 24, 1879 in Texcaltitlán – March 18, 1920) was a Mexican general and politician. Biography Millán moved to Orizaba, when he was 20 years old, where he worked as a carpenter. In 1909, during the beginning re ...

, the original governor, accompanied President

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, when the rebellion in Agua Prieta exploded.Gerardo Novo Valencia
''El centro deportivo Agustín Millán''
(Spanish), October 22, 2007. He died in

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, 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

* Commander of the

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* Commander of the

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gaxiola, Francisco Governors of the State of Mexico 20th-century Mexican lawyers Diplomats for Mexico People of the Mexican Revolution Politicians from Sinaloa 1870 births 1933 deaths People from Sinaloa Municipality