Heriberto Jara Corona

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General Heriberto Jara Corona (July 10, 1879 – April 17, 1968) was a Mexican revolutionary and politician who served as Governor of Veracruz.

Jara Corona was born in the town of Nogales, in the state of Veracruz, to Emilio Jara Andrade and María del Carmen Corona. He got enrolled in the Mexican Revolution while working at a factory in the municipality of Rio Blanco in his native Veracruz.

The year Francisco I. Madero was elected President of Mexico he took over a seat in the Congress of Mexico then in 1916 he was elected again to served in the Congress and was one of the persons who drafted the 1917 Constitution of Mexico. He served as the Mexican Ambassador to Cuba and as Governor of Veracruz.

In 1959 he received the Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor. General Heriberto Jara International Airport is named after him.

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