About Emeterio de la Garza, Jr.
Lived 1873 – 1928 (aged 54–55). Emeterio de la Garza, Jr. was a Mexican politician, diplomat and writer.
Biography He was born on 5 April 1873.
Huerta — the army general who assumed control of the country following a coup d'état against the democratically elected president, Francisco I. Madero— tried to avoid a military intervention by the United States in 1913, so he sent De la Garza to negotiate with business leaders and the Wilson administration.
Emeterio was a close friend of businessman James E. Hyslop, he worked as his personal lawyer for several years.
Aside from his political and diplomatic duties, De la Garza edited La Patria newspaper, served as president of the New York, Mobile and Mexico Steamship Line and was a shareholder of the International Bank and Trust Company of Mexico City.
He died in 1928.
Works (1902). (1914). Mexico and the War: A Lecture by Emeterio de la Garza (1917). (1928).
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Who was Emeterio de la Garza, Jr.?
Mexican politician and businessman
When was Emeterio de la Garza, Jr. born?
Emeterio de la Garza, Jr. was born on 5 April 1873 in Marín.
When did Emeterio de la Garza, Jr. die?
Emeterio de la Garza, Jr. died in 1928.
What was Emeterio de la Garza, Jr.'s occupation?
Emeterio de la Garza, Jr. was a politician, diplomat and writer.
What nationality was Emeterio de la Garza, Jr.?
Emeterio de la Garza, Jr. was Mexican.
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