Jacobo Harrotian
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Jacobo Harootian | |
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| Born | Aleppo, Syria |
| Died | Dominican Republic |
| Allegiance |  Mexico |
| Years of service | ? – 1914 |
| Rank | General |
| Battles / wars | Mexican Revolution |
Jacobo Harootian was an Armenian-Mexican general who participated in the Mexican Revolution.[1]
He was probably born in Aleppo, Ottoman Empire to an Armenian family and spent most of his life in Zumpango del Río, Guerrero. Despite his wealth, he was a known benefactor who built roads that connected his own town with other local villages.[2]
Military career
In 1913, he enrolled as a physician and then as a soldier for Victoriano Huerta's army. As a close friend of Juan Andrew Almazán, Harootian was chosen to command a legion of 2,000 soldiers who fought in the Battle of Zacatecas against Pancho Villa's forces on June 23, 1914.[3]
