Rafael Curiel Gallegos

Rafael Curiel Gallegos (30 December 1883, in Ciudad Valles, Mexico – 1955, in Mexico City, Mexico) was a Mexican army officer during the Mexican Revolution and civil servant.

Early life Curiel Gallegos attended the Escuela Nacional Preparatoria in Mexico City and the School of Engineering at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. As a young man, he fought against the dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz and was imprisoned on several occasions.

Military and political career He led the taking of Torreón and other military action in Coahuila, Durango, and Chihuahua (1910–15). He joined the forces of General Nicolás Flores, rising to the rank of colonel.

There is a school named after him in Ciudad Valles, called "Escuela Secundaria Rafael Curiel Gallegos".