Roberto Reyes Barreiro
| Roberto Reyes Barreiro | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 7,1871 Izamal, Yucatán, Mexico |
| Died | 1928 (aged 56–57) Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Occupation | Physician, political activist |
| Known for | Political Activism, Poetry, Journalism |
Roberto Reyes Barreiro (Izamal, Yucatan, Mexico, Mexico 1871—Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico 1928) was an activist, surgeon, and political leader in the Mexican states of Yucatán and Veracruz. Reyes Barreiro was the founder of the local Red Cross chapter in Veracruz, as well as a 33rd Degree Mason. He was a published author and poet, and wrote articles, essays, short stories, and editorials for the Veracruz newspaper, El Dictamen.
Born into a family of doctors, attorneys, and intellectuals, Roberto Reyes Barreiro was the sixth of 12 children. He graduated with honors from the Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán in Mérida, where he excelled academically as well as in campus politics. It was there that he discovered his oratorical ability and his admiration for Left-leaning politicos, especially Marx and Engels; Reyes Barreiro leaned to the political Left for the entirety of his adult life.
Farsa política en Yucatán. La lucha entre el gobierno y el pueblo, Campeche, Imprenta “El Criterio Público”, 1909, prefacio. “El pueblo de hoy no es el de hace treinta años: conoce sus obligaciones y sus derechos.” Roberto Reyes Barreiro, 1909.(Political Farce In Yucatán. The Struggle Between The Government and the People, Compeche, Printed in "The Public Criterion", 1909, preface.) ("The citizenry of today is not what it was 30 years ago: it knows its obligations and its rights"—English Translation)
He practiced medicine in Yucatán following his graduation for a short period before his socialist views got him into trouble with the government, and he was expelled from the state. Moving first to Mexico City with relatives, then later to the port city of Veracruz, he met and married a young nurse, Edilberta Baquedano, and started a practice to treat the city's poorest residents. True to his heart, Reyes Barreiro preached the gospel of Left politics to his patients and to anyone who would listen. He spent many long hours making his rounds on horseback and, when possible, by carriage, often toting his doctor bag and several books on politics, poetry, science and medicine. During the Mexican Revolution (1910–1920), Reyes Barreiro was often one of the few people allowed on the streets after dark during the curfew, to tend to his patients, revolutionaries, friends and foes alike.
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