Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo
Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo was a Republican politician who served as the fourth Governor of New Mexico and a United States Senator. He was the first Hispanic and MexicanAmerican United States Senator.
Larrazolo was born in Valle de Allende in Chihuahua, Mexico, on December 7, 1859 to Don Octaviano, a wealthy landowner, and Doa Donaciana Corral de Larrazolo. Octaviano was taught to read and write in his home he later briefly attended school in his town but left after his school teacher beat him. In 1863, French soldiers ransacked the Larrazolo home because the family supported Benito Juarezs revolt against the French.
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