José Juventino Leonardo Castro Sanchez[1] (25 January 1919 – 3 February 2006) was a Mexican transportation and political entrepreneur. He was Governor of Querétaro from 1967 to 1973.[2]

Biography

Castro Sanchez was born in Amealco, Querétaro on 25 January 1919.[3][4] He initially studied at the School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering of the Instituto Politécnico Nacional in Mexico City, but was unable to finish his degree because of funding. He returned to Querétaro and studied trade, graduating in 1939.

He was elected to the State Congress of Querétaro in 1943. In 1946 he was appointed director of State Transit, at a time when contact with freight carriers from the Midwest emerged. After leaving the position, he worked in the transportation sector from 1949 to 1960. In 1961 he was elected municipal president of Querétaro and in 1967 he was elected as the Governor of Querétaro. During his governorship, he oversaw the construction of several dams, wells and roads as well as the University Center of the Autonomous University of Queretaro, facilities of the Queretaro Institute of Technology, and the Exhibition Center.

Castro Sanchez retired from politics at the end of his term as governor in 1973. He died of respiratory arrest on 3 February 2006, at his home in Querétaro. His remains were cremated.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Actividad Judicial y Lista de Acuerdos en Estado de México: Jose Juventino Leonardo Castro Sanachez". BuhoLegal (in Spanish).
  2. ↑ Ai Camp, Roderic (2011). Mexican Political Biographies, 1935–2009 (4th ed.). Austin: University of Texas Press. p. 190. ISBN 9780292729933.
  3. ↑ Ai Camp, Roderic. Mexican Political Biographies, 1935-1993 (3rd ed.). University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-78362-1.
  4. ↑ James R. Fortson Blanco, ed. (1987). Los Gobernantes de Querétaro: Historia (1823–1987) (in Spanish). J.R. Fortson y Cía. Retrieved 17 October 2015. Originally from the southern state of Queretaro, Juventino Castro Sanchez was born in the county seat of Amealco on 25 January 1919. His first studies at the French College and, in 1931, entered the Civil College.
  5. ↑ "Muere ex Gobernador de Querétaro". El Universal (in Spanish). 3 February 2006. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
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