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Rubén Jaramillo
Rubén Jaramillo Méndez (1900 – May 23, 1962) was a Mexican military and political leader of "campesino" origin who participated in the Mexican Revolution. After the Revolution, he continued to fight for the land reform promised under the Mexican Constitution.
Mexican Revolution.
Jaramillo was born in Tlaquiltenango, Morelos, in 1900. When he was 15 years old, he joined the Liberation Army of the South under the direct command of Emiliano Zapata. By age 17, Jaramillo had been promoted to the
there is a "carnaval" with Chinelos to celebrate. The colonia "Agrícola Militar de José G. Parres" was founded by veteran "Zapatistas" in the 1930s.
Many people of Jiutepec supported peasant leader Rubén Jaramillo in the 1950s and 1960s, and hundreds from Jiutepec attended his funeral in 1962.
In 1966 the "Ciudad Industrial del Valle de Cuernavaca" (CIVAC) was established. This industrial city was in conflict with the traditions of the municipality with little benefit in return, as the federal government decreed that