Aureliano urrutia biography of william

Mexican politician

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Urrutia and the second or maternal family name is Sandoval.

Aureliano Urrutia, Sr. (6 June 1872 – 14 August 1975) was a Mexican-born physician.

He served as the Minister of Interior under Victoriano Huerta in Mexico but subsequently spent most of his life and career in the United States.

Aureliano urrutia biography of william

Biography

Urrutia was born in Xochimilco, Federal District, Mexico, on June 6, 1872, the son of Pedro Urrutia and Refugio Sandoval, of indigenous descent. He studied in Xochimilco and Mexico City.^[1] Urrutia earned a degree in medicine from the National School of Medicine in 1890 and was considered the best student of his generation.

In 1893 he served as a military doctor in the territory of Quintana Roo.^[2] Later he became a member of the 3rd battalion stationed in Chilpancingo; there he met General Victoriano Huerta, who many years later, in June 1913, app