The Sodi family is a Mexican
political family
A political family (also referred to as political dynasty) is a family in which multiple members are involved in politics — particularly electoral politics. Members may be related by blood or marriage; often several generations or multiple sib ...
that is prominent in
Mexican politics, law, art, and entertainment. The progenitor of the family, Carlos Sodi, emigrated from
Florence
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to the southern Mexican state of
Oaxaca
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in the 19th century. The family was a part of the Oaxacan
liberal elite during the
Porfiriato
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, owning numerous estates and large tracts of land. Strong allies to the regime, several members of the family occupied important political positions in the government of General
Porfirio Díaz
José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori ( or ; ; 15 September 1830 – 2 July 1915), known as Porfirio Díaz, was a Mexican general and politician who served seven terms as President of Mexico, a total of 31 years, from 28 November 1876 to 6 Decem ...
.
History
The Sodi family originates from the city of
Florence
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, in the region of
Tuscany
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, and its immigrant ancestor, the Italian engineer and lieutenant colonel Carlos Sodi (born 1805), was part of the
Italian contingent that settled in
Oaxaca
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during the 19th century.
By the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the family owned large tracts of land in the state. The Sodi Candiani brothers, Carlos and Demetrio, were the owners of
Hacienda
An ''hacienda'' ( or ; or ) is an estate (or '' finca''), similar to a Roman '' latifundium'', in Spain and the former Spanish Empire. With origins in Andalusia, ''haciendas'' were variously plantations (perhaps including animals or orchard ...
Concepción and Hacienda Candiani and its annex, La Compañía.
The latter was dedicated to the production of sugar cane and had a land surface of 328-50-23 hectares.
Alfredo Sodi was the owner of Hacienda San Luis Beltrán, which had a land surface of 1,765-71-58 hectares.
The family was also a shareholder in La Natividad mine, the most productive and technologically advanced in the state by 1906, which employed 450 workers, with Demetrio Sodi having sat on the board of directors.
Notable members
* Demetrio Sodi Candiani (1837–1904), lawyer and landowner, co-owner of Hacienda Candiani and Hacienda Concepción alongside his brother, Carlos.
*
Carlos Sodi Candiani
Carlos Esteban Ignacio María del Corazón de Jesús Sodi Candiani (; 1838–1909) was a Mexican politician, lawyer and landowner who served as Senator of the Congress of the Union for the states of Oaxaca from 1882 to 1884 and Michoacán for ap ...
(1838–1909), lawyer, politician, and landowner, who served as
Senator of the Mexican Republic for the states of Oaxaca from 1882–1884 and
Michoacán
Michoacán, formally Michoacán de Ocampo (; Purépecha: ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of ...
for approximately 25 years.
**
Demetrio Sodi Guergué (1866–1934), journalist,
jurist
A jurist is a person with expert knowledge of law; someone who analyses and comments on law. This person is usually a specialist legal scholar, mostly (but not always) with a formal qualification in law and often a legal practitioner. In the Un ...
, and politician, who served as president of the
Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation
The Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ( es, Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación (SCJN) is the Mexican institution serving as the country's federal high court and the spearhead organisation for the judiciary of the Mexican Federal Go ...
from 1908–1910 and as
Secretary of Justice from March–May 1911.
*** María Elena Sodi Pallares (1903–1962), writer and
suffragist
Suffrage, political franchise, or simply franchise, is the right to vote in public, political elections and referendums (although the term is sometimes used for any right to vote). In some languages, and occasionally in English, the right to v ...
.
*** Amelia Sodi Pallares (1909–1993), politician and suffragist, who served as the first President of the Women's Section of the
National Action Party.
*** Demetrio Sodi Pallares (1913–2003),
cardiologist
Cardiology () is a branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the heart and the cardiovascular system. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular he ...
, professor, and researcher, recipient of the
Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
The Order of Merit of the Italian Republic ( it, Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana) is the senior Italian order of merit. It was established in 1951 by the second President of the Italian Republic, Luigi Einaudi.
The highest-rankin ...
and the Brazilian Order of Medical Merit.
**** Juan Sodi de la Tijera (born 1943), chemical engineer and property developer; former husband of
Laura Zapata
Laura Guadalupe Zapata Miranda ( born July 31, 1956) is a Mexican support telenovela actress, singer, and dancer. She has acted in Televisa productions.
Family
Born in Mexico City, Zapata is the daughter of Guillermo Zapata Pérez de Utrera (a ...
.
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Bosco Sodi (born 1970), contemporary artist.
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Demetrio Sodi de la Tijera (born 1944), journalist, businessman, and politician, who served as a
federal deputy, Senator of the Mexican Republic for
Mexico City
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley of ...
from 2000–2006, and as head of
Miguel Hidalgo
Don Miguel Gregorio Antonio Ignacio Hidalgo y Costilla y Gallaga Mandarte Villaseñor (8 May 1753 – 30 July 1811), more commonly known as Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla or Miguel Hidalgo (), was a Catholic priest, leader of the Mexican W ...
borough from 2009–2012.
*** Fernando Sodi Pallares (1917–1980), philosopher and professor.
*** Ernesto Sodi Pallares (1919–1977),
criminologist
Criminology (from Latin , "accusation", and Ancient Greek , ''-logia'', from λόγος ''logos'' meaning: "word, reason") is the study of crime and deviant behaviour. Criminology is an interdisciplinary field in both the behavioural and s ...
; maternal grandson of Jacinto Pallares.
**** Gabriela Sodi Miranda (born 1959), historian of art and politician, who serves as a federal deputy.
**** Ernestina Sodi Miranda (born 1960), journalist, model, and writer.
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Camila González Sodi (born 1986), actress and singer; former wife of
Diego Luna
Diego Dionisio Luna Alexander (; born 29 December 1979) is a Mexican actor, director, and producer. He is known for his portrayal of Cassian Andor in '' Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'' and the Disney+ series ''Andor''.
Following an early ca ...
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Thalía Sodi Miranda (born 1971), singer, actress, and composer; wife of
Tommy Mottola
Thomas Daniel Mottola (born July 14, 1948) is an American music executive, producer and author. Mottola is currently the Chairman of Mottola Media Group and was previously the Chairman and CEO of Sony Music Entertainment, parent of the Columbi ...
.
**** Federica Sodi Miranda,
iconographic
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archaeologist, who served as director of the
Chichen Itza
Chichen Itza , es, Chichén Itzá , often with the emphasis reversed in English to ; from yua, Chiʼchʼèen Ìitshaʼ () "at the mouth of the well of the Itza people" was a large pre-Columbian city built by the Maya people of the Termi ...
archaeological zone from 2005–2006 and director of the National Institute of Anthropology and History in
Yucatán
Yucatán (, also , , ; yua, Yúukatan ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Yucatán,; yua, link=no, Xóot' Noj Lu'umil Yúukatan. is one of the 31 states which comprise the federal entities of Mexico. It comprises 106 separate mun ...
from 2006–2009.
** Alfredo Sodi Romero (1876–1936), landowner, owner of Hacienda San Luis Beltrán;
half-brother
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While some circumstances can cause siblings to be raised sepa ...
of Demetrio and godfather of
Gustavo Díaz Ordaz
Gustavo Díaz Ordaz Bolaños (; 12 March 1911 – 15 July 1979) was a Mexican politician and member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He served as the President of Mexico from 1964 to 1970.
Díaz Ordaz was born in San Andrés ...
.
**
(1890–1969), criminal lawyer, novelist, and playwright.
*** Carlos Sodi Serret (1938–2019), civil, commercial, and family litigation lawyer, journalist, and
professor emeritus
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at
Escuela Libre de Derecho
Escuela Libre de Derecho (ELD) is a law school in Mexico City founded in 1912.
Since its establishment in 1912, the Escuela has had as its only mission the teaching of law, breeding from the principles of academic freedom, outside of any form of ...
.
**** Jorge Sodi Patiño (born 1966), civil and commercial litigation lawyer and professor at Escuela Libre de Derecho.
** María Sodi Romero (1895–1985),
screen printer
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; wife of
Alfredo Ramos Martinez.
** Consuelo Sodi Romero, mother of Carlos.
***
Carlos Franco Sodi (1904–1961), lawyer, professor, and jurist, who served as
Attorney General of Mexico
The Attorney General of the Republic is the head of the Attorney General's Office (''Fiscalía General de la República, FGR''; prior to 2019, ''Procuraduría General de la República, PGR'') and the Federal Public Ministry of the United Mexic ...
from 1952–1956.
See also
*
List of political families
This is an incomplete list of prominent political families. Monarchical dynasties are not included, unless certain descendants have played political roles in a republican structure (e.g. Arslan family of Lebanon and Cakobau family of Fiji).
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Mexican Revolution
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Oaxaca City
Oaxaca de Juárez (), also Oaxaca City or simply Oaxaca (Valley Zapotec: ''Ndua''), is the capital and largest city of the eponymous Mexican state Oaxaca. It is the municipal seat for the surrounding Municipality of Oaxaca. It is in the Centro ...
References
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Political families of Mexico
Porfiriato
Liberalism in Mexico