Francisco Velasco Curiel (1922 - 1984) was a Mexican politician, member of the

Institutional Revolutionary Party The Institutional Revolutionary Party (, , PRI) is a List of political parties in Mexico, political party in Mexico that was founded in 1929 as the National Revolutionary Party (, PNR), then as the Party of the Mexican Revolution (, PRM) and fin ...

and member of the Agricultural Development Committee. Curiel was privately educated at the

Escuela Nacional Preparatoria The Escuela Nacional Preparatoria () (ENP), the oldest senior High School system in Mexico, belonging to the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), opened its doors on February 1, 1868. It was founded by Gabino Barreda, M.D., following ...

and attended university at the

National Autonomous University of Mexico The National Autonomous University of Mexico (, UNAM) is a public university, public research university in Mexico. It has several campuses in Mexico City, and many others in various locations across Mexico, as well as a presence in nine countri ...

, both in

Mexico City Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and finan ...

. He served as the

Governor of Colima According to the Political Constitution of the Free and Sovereign State of Colima, the exercise of the Executive Power of this Mexican entity is placed in a single individual, called the Constitutional Governor of the Free and Sovereign State of ...

from 1961 to 1967. As Governor, he was instrumental in setting up the State of Colima School to provide an education for poor people.

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Governors of Colima 1922 births 1984 deaths Politicians from Mexico City Institutional Revolutionary Party politicians {{Mexico-politician-InstitutionalRevolutionary-stub