Felipe Berriozábal

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Berriozábal and the second or maternal family name is Basabe.

Felipe Berriozábal
Secretary of War and Navy
In office 20 March 1896 – 9 January 1900
President	Porfirio Díaz
Preceded by	Pedro Hinojosa
Succeeded by	Bernardo Reyes
In office 26 May 1863 – 18 August 1863
President	Benito Juárez
Preceded by	Miguel Blanco Múzquiz
Succeeded by	Ignacio Comonfort
Personal details
Born	(1829-08-23)23 August 1829 Zacatecas, Mexico
Died	9 January 1900(1900-01-09) (aged 70) Mexico City, Mexico
Political party	Liberal

Statue of Berriozábal located in Coacalco de Berriozábal, State of Mexico

Tomb of Berriozábal located in Mexico City

Felipe Berriozábal (born August 23, 1829, in Zacatecas, Zacatecas – died January 9, 1900, in Mexico City) was a Mexican politician, engineer and military leader. He participated in the Reform War (Spanish: Guerra de Reforma) and in the fight against French Intervention in Mexico. He was a member of president Benito Juárez's cabinet, serving as Secretary of War and Secretary of Marine. Berriozábal also served during Porfirio Díaz's government. He was a commander of the Mexican Army and member of the Chamber of Deputies.^[1] Rotunda of Illustrious Persons

Political life

Berriozábal was named Secretary of War in 1865 under Benito Juarez's term. He was also elected governor for Mexico State and Michoacan. By the end of the 19th century he was appointed Ministry of Government by Porfirio Díaz. He finally was chosen to be Ministry of War.^[2] He died on January 9, 1900. His remains were interred on January 12, 1900 at the Rotunda of Illustrious Persons.^[3] A municipality was named after him, Coacalco de Berriozábal, in State of Mexico.

References

1. Rotonda de las Personas Ilustres: Felipe Berriozábal Archived August 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish).
2. Peñaloza García, Inocente (2000) ¿Quiénes fueron los institutences?: apuntes biográficos de 60 personajes del Instituto Científico y Literario del Estado de México, México, ed. Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, ISBN 978-968-835-528-2
3. Rotonda de las Personas Ilustres: Felipe Berriozábal Archived August 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish).