Pablo González Garza

Pablo González Garza
Born	1879 Lampazos de Naranjo, Nuevo León, Mexico
Died	1950 Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Years of service	1911–1920
Rank	General
Battles/wars	Mexican Revolution

Pablo González Garza (May 5, 1879 in Lampazos de Naranjo, Nuevo León – March 4, 1950 in Monterrey, Nuevo León) was a Mexican General during the Mexican Revolution. He is considered to be the main organizer of the assassination of Emiliano Zapata.

He grew up in the town of Nadadores, Coahuila where his parents owned a store. He was orphaned at six years old. Eventually, he received a scholarship to the military academy in Chapultepec but decided not finish his studies. In the early years of the twentieth century he worked in a foundry, on the railroad and for an oil company, in various places in northern Mexico and southern United States.

In 1907, through his cousin, he met the anarchist Enrique Flores Magón. Pablo participated in Francisco Madero's insurrection against Porfirio Diaz in 1911. His forces occupied Monclova and Cuatro Ciénegas for Madero. Subsequently, in 1912, he fought against the rebellion of Pascual Orozco. Later, after Victoriano Huerta's coup d'état against Madero, Gonzalez fought against Huerta and Pascual Orozco in Coahuila. While at the time Gonzalez was considered a rising military star, Orozco beat him in every encounter, which contributed to Gonzalez eventually becoming known as "the general who never won a victory". This ill reputation followed him in subsequent years. In a later interview with Blasco Ibanez Carranza stated that "General González commanded the largest forces in the Revolution and he came out of it with the unique honor of having lost every battle in which he was engaged."

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