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Gen Juan Francisco Azcarate Pino

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Gen Juan Francisco Azcarate Pino Veteran

Birth
Ciudad de México, Mexico
Death
3 Jun 1987 (aged 90)
Mexico City, Cuauhtémoc Borough, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Burial
Cremated, Ashes scattered. Specifically: Cremated at the Horno Crematorio, Juarez, Cuauhtemoc, D.F. Add to Map
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The General, as he was known as, was the son of Jose Ignacio Azcarate and Urbana Pino. He first married Eva Pulgar, a beautiful and talented musician, on June 5, 1926, in Manhattan, Kings County, New York. They had three children, Mercedes, Juan Jr., and Eva, who died young. After Eva's death, The General married Isaura Valezquez, who survived him.

Brigadier General Engineer Juan Francisco Azcárate Pino was an officer in the Mexican military, a diplomat, and a designer of military aircraft. As chief of the department of aviation, he oversaw the manufacture of military aircraft of his own design at the National Aviation Workshops. He was later appointed military attaché to the Mexican embassy in the United States, and during World War II, was minister of the Mexican embassy in Germany.

His published works include Un Programa Político Internacional (1932), Esencia de la Revolución (1966) and Trilogía Moderna Contemporánea (1978).

The photo of the plane at the right is the Azcárate O-E-1, a reconnaissance-bomber aircraft developed in Mexico in the late 1920s. It was designed by General Brigadier Juan Francisco Azcárate and built at the TNCA workshops near Mexico City.
The General, as he was known as, was the son of Jose Ignacio Azcarate and Urbana Pino. He first married Eva Pulgar, a beautiful and talented musician, on June 5, 1926, in Manhattan, Kings County, New York. They had three children, Mercedes, Juan Jr., and Eva, who died young. After Eva's death, The General married Isaura Valezquez, who survived him.

Brigadier General Engineer Juan Francisco Azcárate Pino was an officer in the Mexican military, a diplomat, and a designer of military aircraft. As chief of the department of aviation, he oversaw the manufacture of military aircraft of his own design at the National Aviation Workshops. He was later appointed military attaché to the Mexican embassy in the United States, and during World War II, was minister of the Mexican embassy in Germany.

His published works include Un Programa Político Internacional (1932), Esencia de la Revolución (1966) and Trilogía Moderna Contemporánea (1978).

The photo of the plane at the right is the Azcárate O-E-1, a reconnaissance-bomber aircraft developed in Mexico in the late 1920s. It was designed by General Brigadier Juan Francisco Azcárate and built at the TNCA workshops near Mexico City.


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