Collection on Álvaro Obregón circa 1920

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Collection on Álvaro Obregón circa 1920

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This collection consists of photographs taken by photographer Enrique Díaz Reyna of the festivities relating to the 1920 Mexican Presidential Inauguration of Álvaro Obregón.

0.5 linear feet

Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6649205

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Obregón, Álvaro, 1880-1928

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Álvaro Obregón (b. Feb. 19, 1880, Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico–d. July 17, 1928, Mexico City, Mexico) was a Mexican general and later President of Mexico. As a child he worked on his family farm and later became a successful chickpea farmer and inventor. In 1912, Obregón joined the Fourth Irregular Battalion of Sonora, organized under the command of General Sanginés to oppose Pascual Orozco's revolt and rose up the ranks; by 1913 the entire area of Northwestern Mexico under Obregón's command. Obreg...