Saturnino Cedillo
Saturnino Cedillo | |
|---|---|
Cedillo, c. 1915 | |
| Governor of San Luis Potosí | |
| In office 1927–1931 | |
| Preceded by | Abel Cano Villa |
| Succeeded by | Ildefonso Turrubiartes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Saturnino Cedillo Martínez November 29, 1890 |
| Died | January 11, 1939 (aged 48) Sierra Ventana, San Luis Potosí, Mexico |
| Party | National Revolutionary Party |
| Relatives | María Marcos Cedillo Salas (niece) |
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Saturnino Cedillo Martínez (November 29, 1890 – January 11, 1939) was a Mexican soldier who participated in the Mexican Revolution and the Cristero War. He was governor of San Luis Potosí from 1927 to 1931 through the Partido Nacional Revolucionario (PNR) and served as Secretary of Agriculture on two occasions, one under President Pascual Ortiz Rubio and again under President Lázaro Cárdenas. He maintained de facto control of his home state until shortly before his death. He "was the last of the great military caciques of the Mexican Revolution who maintained his own quasi-private personal army," building a fiefdom in the state of San Luis Potosí.
Cedillo rose in rebellion against Cárdenas in 1938 and was killed.