José Refugio Velasco
Divisional general José Refugio Velasco | |
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| Governor of the State of Mexico | |
| In office July 12, 1913 – October 11, 1913 | |
| President | Victoriano Huerta |
| Preceded by | Francisco León de la Barra |
| Succeeded by | Joaquín Beltrán Castañares |
| Governor of San Luis Potosí | |
| In office May 15, 1914 – June 2, 1914 | |
| Preceded by | Francisco Romero |
| Succeeded by | Ricardo Muñoz |
| Governor of Coahuila | |
| In office November 18, 1913 – November 21, 1913 | |
| Preceded by | Joaquin Maas Aguila |
| Succeeded by | Praxedis de la Peña García |
| Secretary of War and Navy of Mexico | |
| In office November 18, 1913 – November 21, 1913 | |
| President | Francisco Carvajal |
| Preceded by | Aureliano Blanquet |
| Succeeded by | Eduardo Hay |
| Personal details | |
| Born | José Refugio Velasco Martínez July 4, 1849 Aguascalientes City, Aguascalientes, Mexico |
| Died | March 27, 1919 (aged 69) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Restored Republic Porfiriato Federales |
| Branch | Mexican Army |
| Years of service | 1866 – 1914 |
| Rank | Divisional General |
| Battles/wars | Second French intervention in Mexico
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José Refugio Velasco Martínez (1849-1919) was a Mexican Divisional general as well as a governor of several Mexican states. He enlisted in the Mexican army when he was 17 years old, where he carried out his entire military life without going through any military college, fully training in the field. He stood out in the Second French Intervention in Mexico, during the Porfiriato, and finally in the Mexican Revolution. He came to play the position of Secretary of War and Navy of Mexico and had a relevant role in the end of the dictatorship of Victoriano Huerta.