Pedro Thomas Ruiz de Velasco
Male, Deceased Person
1915 – 1996
Who was Pedro Thomas Ruiz de Velasco?
Pedro Thomas Ruiz de Velasco was a Mexican businessman and the family holder of several historical documents from Mexico including the original 1821 Act of Independence of Mexico.
Pedro Ruiz de Velasco was born in the Mexican Federal District and married Susana Esperanza Zenteno August 2, 1945. His children included Veronica Ruiz de Velasco, an important Mexican neo-figurative artist.
The Ruiz de Velasco family were the original owners for 114 years of the Acta de Independencia del Imperio Mexicano de 1821. This document was passed down through generations. On August 22, 1987, Pedro Ruiz de Velasco gave the document as a gift to Mexico.
Jose Francisco Ruiz Massieu accepted this gift and secured this historical document in the Museo Historico de Acapulco Fuerte de San Diego in Acapulco in the State of Guerrero.
Pedro Ruiz de Velasco died in México D.F. at the age of 81.
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- Born
- Apr 1, 1915
- Nationality
- Mexico
- Lived in
- Mexico City
- Died
- Aug 18, 1996
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on July 23, 2013
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