Antonio Villarreal
Antonio Villarreal | |
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| 2nd Secretary of Agriculture and Development | |
| In office 1 June 1920 – 21 April 1922 | |
| President |
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| Preceded by | Pastor Rouaix |
| Succeeded by | Ramón P. de Negri |
| 41st Governor of Nuevo León | |
| In office 5 December 1914 – 5 January 1915 | |
| President | Venustiano Carranza |
| Preceded by | Leobardo Chapa |
| Succeeded by | Antonio de la Paz Guerra |
| In office 24 April 1914 – 1 October 1914 | |
| Preceded by | Antonio de la Paz Guerra |
| Succeeded by | Rafael Cepeda |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Antonio Irineo Villarreal González 16 July 1877 Lampazos, Nuevo León, Mexico |
| Died | 16 December 1944 (aged 67) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Party | Mexican Liberal Party |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Constitutional Army |
| Years of service | 1913–1920 |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | Mexican Revolution |
Antonio Irineo Villarreal González (16 July 1877 – 16 December 1944) was a Mexican journalist, politician and revolutionary. A socialist member of the Mexican Liberal Party, he agitated against the Porfiriato from exile in the United States. He was arrested while organizing cells for an uprising against the regime, but briefly managed to escape, before again being arrested and imprisoned for violating the Neutrality Act. At the outbreak of the Mexican Revolution, he left the PLM and returned to Mexico to support Francisco Madero, then went on to fight in the Constitutional Army against Victoriano Huerta. During the revolution, he became Governor of Nuevo León, his home state. After the revolution, he was appointed as Secretary of Agriculture by the government of Álvaro Obregón.