Religion Catholic Spouse(s) Dona Guadalupe Limon | Name Manuel Iturriaga Died December 25, 1945 | |
Born 1868 Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico Children Sara Carrillo, Maria Elena Carrillo, Carlos Manuel Carrillo Limon, Armando Carrillo Limon, Roberto Carrillo Limon, Guadalupe Maria Carrillo Limon, Salvador Carrillo Limon, and Alicia Carrillo Limon. Parent(s) Don Manuel Carrillo Tablas and Dona Rosa Iturriaga Gambino | ||
Don Manuel Carrillo Iturriaga was a philanthropist and Mexican politician. He was a descendant from the Carrillo family, a Spanish noble house. He served in the Mexican Congress during the writing of the new Mexican constitution in 1917.
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Early life
Don Manuel Carrillo Iturriaga was born into one of the Grandes families of Spain. The son of Don Manuel Carrillo Tablas and Doña Rosa Iturriaga Gambino from Orizaba, Veracruz. Don Manuel Carrillo Iturriaga was born in Orizaba, Veracruz in 1868. He would go on to marry the love of his life Doña Guadalupe Limón (from San Luis Potosí).
Career
Don Manuel Carrillo Iturriaga became the patriarch of the family upon the sudden death of his father at the turn of the century. Because his father did not leave a will, he would find the next years difficult, battling in probate the Mexican government for his father's estate. The young Manuel would go on to serve as Political Chief of the Canton of Orizaba during the early 1900s. Later he would advance in his political career serving as a Diputado of the 12th electoral district of the State of Veracruz in the Mexican Congress during the rewriting of the Mexican Constitution in 1917.
Death
Upon the death of Don Manuel Carrillo Iturriaga, his daughter Doña Guadalupe Carrillo viuda de Ortega transferred the remains of both her father and grandfather from the family Hacienda "El Molino de la Alianza" to what is now the family plot in the city's cemetery. The renown musician and grandson of Don Manuel Carrillo Iturriaga Maestro Armando Ortega Carrillo is also buried in the same cemetery along with his father Don Aurelio Ortega Castañeda. His son Don Armando Carrillo Limón would go on to be a prominent physician in Mexico.