Gabriel Ramos Millán
Gabriel Ramos Millán (1903–September 26, 1949) was a Mexican politician, lawyer and urban developer who was known locally as the "Apostle of Corn".[1] A member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) – and its forerunner, the Party of the Mexican Revolution (PRM) – Ramos Millán was considered by many, including President Miguel Alemán, as a strong candidate for Mexico's presidency.[2] Alemán and Ramos Millán had a personal friendship.
Ramos Millán was born in Ayapango, State of Mexico, a town that later honoured him by changing its name to Apayango de Gabriel Ramos Millán.[3]
He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for the State of Mexico's 9th district in the 1943 mid-term election[4] and to the Senate for his home state in 1946.[3]
On President Alemán's instructions, Ramos Millán created the National Corn Commission (Comisión Nacional del Maíz) in 1947.[3][5]
Death
[edit]On September 26, 1949, Ramos Millán and 22 others, including actress Blanca Estela Pavón, were killed when their Mexicana de Aviación Douglas DC-3 airplane crashed onto the Popocatépetl volcano in an accident that killed everyone on board during the Tapachula to Mexico City leg of a Tuxtla Gutiérrez to Mexico City flight.[6]
Honors
[edit]To honour Ramos Millán, his home town changed its name to Ayapango de Gabriel Ramos Millán, and an elementary school was named after him in Sinaloa.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Nombre * (2021-04-16). "Recuerdan a Gabriel Ramos Millán en Ayapango". Hgrupoeditorial.com. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
- ^ "El maíz, su apóstol y la tragedia que le quitó la vida - Mexicanísimo". Mexicanisimo.com.mx. 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
- ^ a b c "Ayapango. Estado de México". México Deconocido. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ^ "Legislatura 39" (PDF). Cámara de Diputados. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ^ "Rehabilitan casa del 'Apóstol del maíz' en Ayapango". 18 August 2014.
- ^ "Blanca Estela Pavón, actriz de la Época de Oro, presintió su muerte" (in Spanish). Eluniversal.com.mx. 2018-04-14. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
- ^ "ESCUELA PRIMARIA SENADOR GABRIEL RAMOS MILLAN 🏫 Sinaloa 0789688d". Escuelas.org.mx. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
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