Juan de Dios Bojórquez
Juan de Dios Bojórquez | |
|---|---|
| Senator for Sonora | |
| In office 1964–1967 | |
| Secretary of the Interior | |
| In office 1934–1935 | |
| Federal deputy for Sonora's 2nd district | |
| In office 1920–1922 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 March 1892 San Miguel de Horcasitas, Sonora, Mexico |
| Died | 27 July 1967 (aged 75) Federal District, Mexico |
| Party | PRI & forerunners |
| Alma mater | National School of Agriculture |
| Occupation | Writer, journalist, politician |
| Profession | Agricultural engineer |
Juan de Dios Bojórquez León[a] (8 March 1892 – 27 July 1967) was a Mexican writer and politician. He was elected to the 1917 constituent congress and to both chambers of the Congress of the Union, and he served as secretary of the interior under President Lázaro Cárdenas. As a writer and journalist, he frequently published under the nom de plume Djed Bórquez.
Biography
Juan de Dios Bojórquez was born in San Miguel de Horcasitas, Sonora, on 8 March 1892. He graduated as an agricultural engineer from the National School of Agriculture in 1912. During the Mexican Revolution he joined the constitutionalist forces of Venustiano Carranza, where he rose to the rank of colonel.[1][2]
In 1916, he was elected to the Constituent Congress of Querétaro for Sonora's 4th district[3][4] and, in 1920, he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for Sonora's 2nd district.[5]
From 1921 to 1926 he was Mexico's minister plenipotentiary in Honduras, Guatemala and Cuba and, in 1923, he was appointed ambassador to Guatemala. In 1934–1935 he served as secretary of the interior during the first years of President Lázaro Cárdenas's administration.[1]
In the 1964 general election he was elected to the Senate for Sonora; his death, in Mexico City on 27 July 1967, brought a premature end to his term of office.[1][2]
Writing
Bojórquez's works, often published under his nom de plume Djed Bórquez, include chronicles, biographies and works of fiction. As a journalist he founded Matinal, the first morning daily paper in the state of Sonora, and he also contributed to the national dailies Excélsior and El Universal and was the managing editor of El Nacional.[2][4]
His notable publications included:[6]
- Yorem Tamegua (1923), novel[7]
- El héroe de Nacozari (1926), novel[8]
- Islas Marías (1937), novel[9]
- Crónica del Constituyente (1938), record of the constituent congress[10]
- Hombres y aspectos de México. En la tercera etapa de la revolución (1963), collection of articles published in Excélsior [11]
References
- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bojórquez and the second or maternal family name is León.
- ^ a b c Lucas Monteflores, Omar; Taracena Arriola, Arturo (2022). "Bojórquez, Juan de Dios". Diccionario biográfico de las izquierdas latinoamericanas. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
- ^ a b c Arreola Medina, Angélica (28 May 2018). "Autores: Juan de Dios Bojórquez". Enciclopedia de la literatura en México. FLM–CONACULTA. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
- ^ "Lista de diputados al Congreso Constituyente 1916–1917" (PDF). Constitución de 1917. Secretaría de Cultura. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
- ^ a b "Juan de Dios Bojórquez". Constitución de 1917. Secretaría de Cultura. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
- ^ "Legislatura 29" (PDF). Biblioteca Virtual. Cámara de Diputados. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
- ^ "Juan de Dios Bojórquez: Obra publicada". Enciclopedia de la literatura en México. FLM–CONACULTA. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
- ^ "Obra: Yorem Tamegua". Enciclopedia de la literatura en México. FLM–CONACULTA. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
- ^ "Obra: El héroe de Nacozari". Enciclopedia de la literatura en México. FLM–CONACULTA. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
- ^ "Obra: Islas Marías". Enciclopedia de la literatura en México. FLM–CONACULTA. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
- ^ "Crónica del Constituyente (Djed Bórquez)". Constitución de 1917. Secretaría de Cultura. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
- ^ Ross, Stanley R. (1965). "Book review: Hombres y aspectos de México. En la tercera etapa de la revolución". Hispanic American Historical Review. 45 (2). Duke University Press: 341–342. doi:10.1215/00182168-45.2.341a.