Aurelio Ortega y Placeres

Aurelio Ortega y Placeres (1863–1926) was director of the school San Luis Gonzaga in Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico.[1]

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Aurelio Ortega y Placeres
Born27 April 1863
Tlaxcala, Mexico
Died18 September 1926(1926-09-18) (aged 63)
Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico
Spouse(s)María Castañeda
Don Aurelio Ortega y Placeres. Image housed at AMO (Archivo Municipal de Orizaba)

Personal life

Ortega was the son of Coronel Regino Ortega and Josefa Placeres. He married María Castañeda (1870–1936) at the end of the 19th century. They had 13 children (Domingo, Beatriz, Efraín, Aurelio, Raúl, María, Esther, Roberto, Amparo, Josefina, María Teresa, Martha and Guillermo). Ortega is sometimes named "El Grande" to distinguish him from his son Aurelio Ortega Castañeda, who was the father of the composer Armando Ortega. Ortega died in 1926 at the age of 64 in the family home in Orizaba, Veracruz.

Career

Ortega became a writer, educator and the director of the primary school San Luis Gonzaga located on the current "Calle Real".[1] In 1904 he annexed the first school of Artes y Oficios "Teodoro A Dehesa." He also owned the stationery company "El Lápiz Rojo." [2]

References
  1. Barragán Fabian, José Luis: Caleidoscopio, at Orizaba en red, No. 96853, 17 May 2012,
  2. Gochicoa Gómez, Alberto: Las Crónicas de Orizaba...en pocas palabras, Editorial Robles 2009.
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