Obregón

[ aw-vre-gawn ]

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noun

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

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After ousting Huerta in July 1914, Carranza became president with Obregón as his minister of war.

During the following year, Obregón and his federal troops demolished Villa’s forces in several crucial engagements.

General Obregon, says an unofficial message, has been elected President of Mexico.

Did our readers ever peruse the book of the adventures of the Squire Marcos de Obregon?

How should our p. 14readers have perused the scarce book of the life and adventures of Obregon?

One that does not strictly belong to this lower class is the Marcos de Obregon of Espinel.

"Ociedad, raiz de los vicios, y sepulchro de las virtudes," as Marcos Obregon exclaims.

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