Gabriel Ramos Millan (1903-September 26, 1949) was a Mexican senator, lawyer and urban developer who was known locally as the "Apostle of Corn".[1] As a politician, Ramos Millan was considered by many, including Mexican President Miguel Aleman, as a strong candidate for Mexico's presidency.[2] Aleman and Ramos Millan had a personal friendship.
Ramos Millan was born in Apayango, Mexico, a town that later honored him by changing its name officially to Apayango de Gabriel Ramos Millan.[3]
Ramos Millan's niece, Angela Diaz Millan, died in 2022 at age 112.[citation needed]
In Mexico, Ramos Millan created the National Commission of Corn.[4]
Death edit
On September 26, 1949, Ramos Millan and 22 others, including actress Blanca Estela Pavon, were killed when their Mexicana de Aviacion Douglas DC-3 airplane crashed onto the Popocateptl volcano in an accident that killed everyone on board during the Tapachula to Mexico City leg of a Tuxtla Gutierrez to Mexico City flight.[5]
Honors edit
Including the renaming of his town, Ramos Millan has been honored in his native country, including naming an elementary school after him in Sinaloa.[6]
References edit
- ^ Nombre * (2021-04-16). "Recuerdan a Gabriel Ramos Millán en Ayapango". Hgrupoeditorial.com. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
- ^ "El maíz, su apóstol y la tragedia que le quitó la vida - Mexicanísimo". Mexicanisimo.com.mx. 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
- ^ "Ayapango. Estado de México". 13 July 2010.
- ^ "Rehabilitan casa del 'Apóstol del maíz' en Ayapango". 18 August 2014.
- ^ "Blanca Estela Pavón, actriz de la Época de Oro, presintió su muerte" (in Spanish). Eluniversal.com.mx. 2018-04-14. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
- ^ "ESCUELA PRIMARIA SENADOR GABRIEL RAMOS MILLAN 🏫 Sinaloa 0789688d". Escuelas.org.mx. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
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