Obregón

[ aw-vre-gawn ]

noun

1. Al·va·ro [ahl, -vah-, r, aw], 1880–1928, Mexican general and statesman: president 1920–24.

Example Sentences

In 1989, the Mexican government weathered a wave of criticism after it removed the arm of revolutionary Gen. Álvaro Obregón – severed in battle in 1915 – after being displayed in a jar of formaldehyde in a marble monument for a half-century.

From Seattle Times

The encampamento began with a rally of about 250 people at Eugene A. Obregon Park that kicked off a two-mile march to Cal State L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

There were no presents, and Christmas Eve dinner was a sandwich, a bottle of water and a banana handed out by the Catholic church to some of the migrants in the town of Álvaro Obregón, in the southern state of Chiapas, which borders Guatemala.

From Washington Times

Karla Ramírez, a migrant from Honduras who was traveling with other adults and four children, got to Álvaro Obregón too late Sunday to get any of the food being given out by the church.

From Washington Times

There were no presents, and Christmas Eve dinner was a sandwich, a bottle of water and a banana handed out by the Catholic church to some of the migrants in the town of Álvaro Obregón, in the southern state of Chiapas, which borders Guatemala.

From Seattle Times