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.

In Mexico, Ramos Millan created the National Commission of Corn.[4]

Death

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

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

  1. Nombre * (2021-04-16). "Recuerdan a Gabriel Ramos Millán en Ayapango". Hgrupoeditorial.com. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  2. "El maíz, su apóstol y la tragedia que le quitó la vida - Mexicanísimo". Mexicanisimo.com.mx. 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  3. "Ayapango. Estado de México". 13 July 2010.
  4. "Rehabilitan casa del 'Apóstol del maíz' en Ayapango". 18 August 2014.
  5. "Blanca Estela Pavón, actriz de la Época de Oro, presintió su muerte" (in Spanish). Eluniversal.com.mx. 2018-04-14. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  6. "ESCUELA PRIMARIA SENADOR GABRIEL RAMOS MILLAN 🏫 Sinaloa 0789688d". Escuelas.org.mx. Retrieved 2021-09-20.


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