Manuel Sorola

Manuel Sorola (Dec. 4, 1880 - Nov. 19, 1957)^[1] was born in LaSoya, Texas (near San Antonio). He was the first Hispanic agent with the FBI, hired in 1916.^[2] He joined the El Paso office as a special agent in 1922 and served in field offices in Brownsville, Phoenix, New Orleans and Los Angeles. Placed on limited duty in 1938, he continued to serve in the Los Angeles field office as a liaison to local law enforcement agencies until his retirement on January 31, 1949.^[3] He died in Los Angeles, California and is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City.

References

1. ^ Source: The California Department of Health Services Office of Health Information and Research vital Statistics Section
2. ^ The FBI: a history By Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones
3. ^ The FBI : A Comprehensive Reference Guide (ISBN: 0816042284 ) Athan G. Theoharis

External links

• The Federal Bureau of Investigation, El Paso [1]

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Name	Sorola, Manuel
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Date of birth	1877
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Date of death	1957
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