Basilio Badillo
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Basilio Vadillo was an educator and politician who served briefly as Governor of the Mexican State of Jalisco
(1921-22).
He was born in Zapotlán, Jal. (since renamed Zapotitlán de Vadillo), and as a young boy moved to Colima
. He worked as a teacher in Colima and served as the director of the Ramón R. de la Vega school.
After Victoriano Huerta
's 1913 coup (overthrowing Madero's government), Vadillo joine a group of students from Colima to fight at Mazatlán
the side of the revolutionaries trying to end Huerta's dictatorhip.
In 1917 he founded the Mixed Normal School
of Colima
to provide a way for the youth of Colima an easier access to teaching careers.
After the success of the revolution, Vadillo served as editor of a number of revolutionary periodicals, eventually serving as Álvaro Obregón
's publicist, editing the Obregonist publication The Republican Monitor. He served as governor of Jalisco
from 1921-1922, and served as a National Congressional Deputy and as president of the Partido Nacional Revolucionario (the forerunner of the modern PRI).
During his tenure as Governor of Jalisco, Vadillo signed the communal land grant for the City of Puerto Vallarta
. The city later honored him by naming a street in the Olas Altas area after him. Ca. Basilio Vadillo is known for its numerous restaurants.
Basilio Vadillo is interred in Guadalajara
at the Rotunda de los Hombres Ilustres.
Jalisco
Jalisco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in Western Mexico and divided in 125 municipalities and its capital city is Guadalajara.It is one of the more important states...
(1921-22).
He was born in Zapotlán, Jal. (since renamed Zapotitlán de Vadillo), and as a young boy moved to Colima
Colima
Colima is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It shares its name with its capital and main city, Colima....
. He worked as a teacher in Colima and served as the director of the Ramón R. de la Vega school.
After Victoriano Huerta
Victoriano Huerta
José Victoriano Huerta Márquez was a Mexican military officer and president of Mexico. Huerta's supporters were known as Huertistas during the Mexican Revolution...
's 1913 coup (overthrowing Madero's government), Vadillo joine a group of students from Colima to fight at Mazatlán
Mazatlán
Mazatlán is a city in the Mexican state of Sinaloa; the surrounding municipio for which the city serves as the municipal seat is Mazatlán Municipality. It is located at on the Pacific coast, across from the southernmost tip of the Baja California peninsula.Mazatlán is a Nahuatl word meaning...
the side of the revolutionaries trying to end Huerta's dictatorhip.
In 1917 he founded the Mixed Normal School
Normal school
A normal school is a school created to train high school graduates to be teachers. Its purpose is to establish teaching standards or norms, hence its name...
of Colima
Colima
Colima is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It shares its name with its capital and main city, Colima....
to provide a way for the youth of Colima an easier access to teaching careers.
After the success of the revolution, Vadillo served as editor of a number of revolutionary periodicals, eventually serving as Álvaro Obregón
Álvaro Obregón
General Álvaro Obregón Salido was the President of Mexico from 1920 to 1924. He was assassinated in 1928, shortly after winning election to another presidential term....
's publicist, editing the Obregonist publication The Republican Monitor. He served as governor of Jalisco
Jalisco
Jalisco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in Western Mexico and divided in 125 municipalities and its capital city is Guadalajara.It is one of the more important states...
from 1921-1922, and served as a National Congressional Deputy and as president of the Partido Nacional Revolucionario (the forerunner of the modern PRI).
During his tenure as Governor of Jalisco, Vadillo signed the communal land grant for the City of Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta is a Mexican balneario resort city situated on the Pacific Ocean's Bahía de Banderas.The 2010 census reported Puerto Vallarta's population as 255,725 making it the sixth-largest city in the state of Jalisco...
. The city later honored him by naming a street in the Olas Altas area after him. Ca. Basilio Vadillo is known for its numerous restaurants.
Basilio Vadillo is interred in Guadalajara
Guadalajara, Jalisco
Guadalajara is the capital of the Mexican state of Jalisco, and the seat of the municipality of Guadalajara. The city is located in the central region of Jalisco in the western-pacific area of Mexico. With a population of 1,564,514 it is Mexico's second most populous municipality...
at the Rotunda de los Hombres Ilustres.