Manuel Carrillo Iturriaga
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Manuel Carrillo Iturriaga | |
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| Born | 1868 |
| Died | December 25, 1942 (aged 73–74) |
| Spouse | Doña Guadalupe Limón |
| Children | Sara Carrillo Blackborne, María Elena Carrillo Blackborne, Carlos Manuel Carrillo Limón, Armando Carrillo Limón, Roberto Carrillo Limón, Guadalupe María Macaria Carrillo Limón, Salvador Carrillo Limón, and Alicia Carrillo Limón. |
| Parent(s) | Don Manuel Carrillo Tablas and Doña Rosa Iturriaga Gambino |
Don Manuel Carrillo Iturriaga (1868–1942) was a philanthropist and Mexican politician. He was a descendant from the Carrillo family, a Spanish noble house. He served in the Mexican Congress during the writing of the new Mexican constitution in 1917.[1]
Don Manuel Carrillo Iturriaga was born into one of the Grandes families of Spain. The son of Don Manuel Carrillo Tablas and Doña Rosa Iturriaga Gambino from Orizaba, Veracruz. Don Manuel Carrillo Iturriaga was born in Orizaba, Veracruz in 1868. He would go on to marry the love of his life Doña Guadalupe Limón (from San Luis Potosí).
Career
Don Manuel Carrillo Iturriaga became the patriarch of the family upon the sudden death of his father at the turn of the century. Because his father did not leave a will, he would find the next years difficult, battling in probate the Mexican government for his father's estate. The young Manuel would go on to serve as Political Chief of the Canton of Orizaba during the early 1900s. Later he would advance in his political career serving as a Diputado of the 12th electoral district of the State of Veracruz in the Mexican Congress during the rewriting of the Mexican Constitution in 1917.[2]