Photographs of Benecio López Padilla
Scope and Contents Note
112 photographs of Benecio López Padilla, Governor of Coahuila from 1941-1945. Images include López Padilla with Mexican president Manuel Avila Comacho, with groups of campesinos in Monclova and Saltillo, legislative photographs, and event photographs. Only some photographs have identifying information on the verso.
Dates
- Creation: 1941-1945
Language of Materials
Spanish
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted.
Use Restrictions
Standard copyright restrictions apply.
Historical Note
General Benecio López Padilla was born in Zaragoza, Coahuila in 1888 or 1890. He was a miner who organized the workers in mines of Nueva Rosita and became Secretary of the Mines in 1909. He joined forces with Madero in 1910 and was a signer of the Plan de Guadalupe. As Governor of Coahuila from 1941 to 1945 he supervised the completion of the Piedras Negras/Saltillo highway, founded the School of Law and Industrial School for Women, and inaugurated the State Public Library Músquiz Manuel Blanco. He died in 1969.
Full Extent
112 photographs
Abstract
112 photographs of Benecio López Padilla during his time as governor of the state of Coahuila.
Acquisition Information
Information of acquisition method not available.
Processing Information
Collection is unprocessed.
- Title
- Photographs of Benecio López Padilla
- Status
- Edited Partial Draft
- Author
- Benson Latin American Collection
- Date
- 2013
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2021 February: Edited by Carla O. Alvarez to fix compliance check errors to prepare for the migration to new TARO website.
- 2021 November: Edited by Devon Murphy to update control access terms and formatting based on the TARO Control Access List.
- 2025 July: Revised by Ryan Sullivant to fix validation errors prior to ingestion into ArchivesSpace.
Repository Details
Part of the Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Repository
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Austin Texas 78712 United States
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