Francisco S. Carvajal
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Francisco Sebastián Carvajal y Gual (December 9, 1870 – September 20, 1932) was a Mexican
lawyer and politician who served briefly as president
in 1914. In his role as foreign minister, he succeeded Victoriano Huerta
as president upon the latter's resignation.
Born in 1870 in Campeche, Carvajal studied jurisprudence. He occupied important positions in the administration of President Porfirio Díaz
. On May 3, 1911 Díaz named him as his representative at the peace conference with constitutionalist rebel Francisco I. Madero
. In 1913, after Victoriano Huerta
had seized power from Madero, Huerta named him president of the Supreme Court. Later (July 10, 1914), Huerta named him to the cabinet as foreign minister. When Huerta resigned on July 15, Carvajal was legally next in line to the presidency.
During his month-long presidential term, he oversaw the transfer of power to Venustiano Carranza
and his Constitutionalist Army (Treaties of Teoloyucan). Carvajal left office on August 13, 1914, and Carranza was sworn in the following August 20.
Carvajal left for the United States. In New Orleans, LA, he met and married Louise Martin. They had one child, Francisco Carvajal, on October 19, 1918. He returned to Mexico City in 1922 to take up his legal profession again. He died in Mexico City in 1932.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
lawyer and politician who served briefly as president
President of Mexico
The President of the United Mexican States is the head of state and government of Mexico. Under the Constitution, the president is also the Supreme Commander of the Mexican armed forces...
in 1914. In his role as foreign minister, he succeeded 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...
as president upon the latter's resignation.
Born in 1870 in Campeche, Carvajal studied jurisprudence. He occupied important positions in the administration of President Porfirio Díaz
Porfirio Díaz
José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori was a Mexican-American War volunteer and French intervention hero, an accomplished general and the President of Mexico continuously from 1876 to 1911, with the exception of a brief term in 1876 when he left Juan N...
. On May 3, 1911 Díaz named him as his representative at the peace conference with constitutionalist rebel Francisco I. Madero
Francisco I. Madero
Francisco Ignacio Madero González was a politician, writer and revolutionary who served as President of Mexico from 1911 to 1913. As a respectable upper-class politician, he supplied a center around which opposition to the dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz could coalesce...
. In 1913, 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...
had seized power from Madero, Huerta named him president of the Supreme Court. Later (July 10, 1914), Huerta named him to the cabinet as foreign minister. When Huerta resigned on July 15, Carvajal was legally next in line to the presidency.
During his month-long presidential term, he oversaw the transfer of power to Venustiano Carranza
Venustiano Carranza
Venustiano Carranza de la Garza, was one of the leaders of the Mexican Revolution. He ultimately became President of Mexico following the overthrow of the dictatorial Huerta regime in the summer of 1914 and during his administration the current constitution of Mexico was drafted...
and his Constitutionalist Army (Treaties of Teoloyucan). Carvajal left office on August 13, 1914, and Carranza was sworn in the following August 20.
Carvajal left for the United States. In New Orleans, LA, he met and married Louise Martin. They had one child, Francisco Carvajal, on October 19, 1918. He returned to Mexico City in 1922 to take up his legal profession again. He died in Mexico City in 1932.