Toribio Ortega Ramírez (16 April 1870–1914) was a leading general in the Mexican Revolution. He was born on 16 April 1870, in Coyame, Iturbide district, in the State of Chihuahua.
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On November 14, 2011, New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez visited Cuchillo Parado, Mexico, for a celebration in honor of Ortega, her great-grandfather. Toribio and his wife Fermina produced three daughters and three sons: Veneranda, Francisca, Juanita, Valerio, Galación (Chon) and Santa Ana. Valerio, the eldest, passed at a year and a half. The fifth born, Santa Ana, died at birth.
Mexican Revolution Ortega held the rank of general in the Mexican Revolution.REBELS SHELL OJINAGA.; Slowly Gaining Ground by Virtue of Artillery and Numbers New York Times January 1, 1914 Ortega was one of the first to revolt against Porfirio Díaz on November 14, 1910.Susana Martinez, New Mexico Governor, Releases Evidence On Her Grandparents' Immigration Status
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Bibliography
• Ontiveros, Francisco; Toribio Ortega y la Brigada Gonzalez Ortega: Chihuahua, Mexico, 1914. Translation by Victor M. Martinez Ortega, Martinez Publishing; El Paso/Austin 1991.
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