Teodoro A. Dehesa Méndez

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Teodoro A. Dehesa Méndez (October 1, 1848 - September 25, 1936) was the governor of the state of Veracruz in Mexico for five terms from 1892 to 1911.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Genealogy 1.2 Dehesa and the artist Diego Rivera 1.3 Dehesa and the Mexican Revolution 2 References

[edit] Biography

[edit] Genealogy

Teodora Dehesa was the son of Teodoro Dehesa y Bayona, described as Aragonese, and Antonia Méndez y Ruiz de Olivares, a Xalapeña woman (from Jalapa).

[edit] Dehesa and the artist Diego Rivera

When the artist Diego Rivera was looking for a sponsor to allow him to travel to Europe to further his art career, he approached Governor Dehesa who agreed to sponsor him. A chapter in Diego Rivera's autobiography, My Art, My Life, is dedicated to Governor Dehesa and details how the opposition forces respected Dehesa and refused to attack the city in which he was staying. Diego Rivera also mentions his great respect for Teodoro Dehesa.

[edit] Dehesa and the Mexican Revolution

As a result of the Mexican Revolution of 1910, Teodoro Dehesa, his son, and Teodoro's brother, Francisco, were forced to flee Mexico. Teodoro Dehesa moved to Cuba, and at some point returned to Mexico, where he later died in 1936. Descendents of Teodoro Dehesa still live in Mexico. It is unknown what happened to Francisco Dehesa, but his wife and children moved to California, where their descendents still live.

[edit] References

Rivera, Diego. My Life, My Art. Dover Publications, Inc., New York, 1991.