Valente Quintero
Deceased Person
1887 – 1922
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Who was Valente Quintero?
Valente Quintero was a Mexican sub-lieutenant who is remembered today for his duel against MartÃn Elenes on March 19, 1922. The event resulted in the death of both men, and was popularized in both corrido and film.
He participated in the maderistas forces until his triumph in Sinaloa. He was born in 1887, in the hamlet of Bamopa, in the Badiraguato Municipality. Valente's widow, Martina Ortiz de Quintero, was interviewed by Francisco Gil Leyva about the events that took place on that day.
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- Born
- 1887
Badiraguato Municipality - Nationality
- Mexico
- Died
- 1922
Badiraguato Municipality
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on July 23, 2013
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