Juan Bautista Vargas Arreola

Military Person

1890 – 1947

37

Who was Juan Bautista Vargas Arreola?

Juan Bautista Vargas Arreola was a celebrated Mexican Brigadier General who fought alongside Francisco Villa in the Mexican Revolution. He was a member of Villa's elite cavalry troops and bodyguards known as Los Dorados. At the time of his death he was Commander of the 17th Military Zone based in Querétaro, Mexico. At the request of then president Miguel Alemán Valdés, he was considering running for the Governor's seat in his home state of Durango. A street in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico is named in his honor.

We need you!

Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!

Born
Jun 24, 1890
Also known as
  • Juan Bautista Vargas Arreola
Nationality
  • Mexico
Lived in
  • Durango
Died
Dec 13, 1947
Mexico City

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

Citation

Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"Juan Bautista Vargas Arreola." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/juan_bautista_vargas_arreola>.

Discuss this Juan Bautista Vargas Arreola biography with the community:

0 Comments

    Browse Biographies.net