Ramón Corral

Ramón Corral (January 10, 1854 - November 10, 1912) was the Vice President of Mexico under Porfirio Díaz from 1904 until their deposition in 1911.

Corral was born in Alamos in the state of Sonora in 1854. He first gained notoriety as the editor of a local newspaper. In 1887, Corral was elevated to the Vice Governorship of Sonora, a position in which he would remain until 1891. Corral was on of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cient%C3%ADfico "Científicos"] that advised President of Mexico Porfirio Díaz. He served as Secretary of State from 1891 to 1895. He became Governor of the Federal District of Mexico in 1900, and was sworn in as Minister of the Interior in the cabinet of Porfirio Díaz in 1903. He was elected Vice President in 1904 and re-elected in 1910. Díaz choose Corral as his successor in 1911, but Corral resigned his post due to the ensuing revolution. Corral moved to Paris and died of illness on November 10, 1912 [ [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9E07E1DF1E3AE633A25752C1A9679D946396D6CF&oref=slogin "Ramon Corral Dead" from "The New York Times", 1912] ] .

Corral is also known for the books that he had published:

"Memoria de la administración pública del Estado de Sonora, presentada a la Legislatura del mismo por el Gobernador Ramón Corral." 2 vols. Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico: Imprenta de E. Gaxiola. 1891

"El General Ignacio Pesqueira: Reseñia Histórica del Estado de Sonora." Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico: Imprenta del Estado. 1900 [1886] . [ [http://cdigital.dgb.uanl.mx/la/1080044426/1080044426.html "El General Ignacio Pesqueira: reseña histórica del Estado de Sonora"] ] This is a decent biography of Ignacio Pesqueira, governor of Sonora for 20 years (1856-1876).

"Obras históricas. Reseña histórica del Estado de Sonora, 1856-1877." Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico: Imprenta del Estado. 1900. This book is most noteworthy for Corral's biography of José Maria Leiva (Cajemé), the Yaqui leader whom Corral interviewed shortly before Cajemé was executed.

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