Jacobo Harootian was an Armenian-Mexican general who participated in the Mexican Revolution.[1]
Jacobo Harootian | |
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| Born | Aleppo, Syria |
| Died | Dominican Republic |
| Allegiance |  Mexico |
| Years of service | ? - 1914 |
| Rank | General |
| Battles / wars | Mexican Revolution |
Early life
editHe was probably born in Aleppo, Ottoman Empire to an Armenian family and spent most of his life in Zumpango del Río, Guerrero. Despite his wealth, he was a known benefactor who built roads that connected his own town with other local villages.[2]
Military career
editIn 1913, he enrolled as a physician and then as a soldier for Victoriano Huerta's army. As a close friend of Juan Andrew Almazán, Harootian was chosen to command a legion of 2,000 soldiers who fought in the Battle of Zacatecas against Pancho Villa's forces on June 23, 1914.[3]
Late life and exile
editShortly after the fall of Victoriano Huerta's de facto government, Harootian was persecuted by the new authorities and chose to leave the country.
Legacy
editOnce the Mexican Revolution came to an end, the socialist government deprived him and his family of their properties. His former house is now the Town Hall of his homeplace, Zumpango del Río.
References
edit- ^ Cabrera, Gustavo Encarnación (1999). El Cerrito del encanto: rasgos culturales de Zumpango del Río, Guerrero (in Spanish). Autor.
- ^ Antaramián, Carlos (2018-01-01). ""Jacobo Harootian. An armenian in the Mexican revolution" Haigazian Armenological Review, Haigazian University Press, Vol. 38, July 2018, Beirut, Lebanon, ISSN: 2518-9697. 299-326 pp". Haigazian Armenological Review.
- ^ NARANJO, Francisco (1935). Diccionario biográfico Revolucionario. Mexico. Imprenta Editorial "Cosmos". ISBN 968-805-293-0.
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- NARANJO, Francisco (1935). Diccionario biográfico Revolucionario. Mexico: Imprenta Editorial "Cosmos". ISBN 968-805-293-0.