Juan Francisco Urquidi

Juan Francisco Urquidi Márquez (16 July 1881 – 14 December 1938)^[3] was a Mexican politician and diplomat who served as envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of Mexico to Colombia from 8 October 1923 to 21 November 1927,^[1] and as envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of Mexico to El Salvador from 5 June 1928 to 16 March 1930.^[2] From 15 May to 29 October 1914, he also served as confidential agent of President Venustiano Carranza in the United States.^[6][7][8]

Juan Francisco Urquidi
Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of Mexico to Colombia
In office 8 October 1923 – 21 November 1927[1]
Preceded by	José Maximiliano Alfonso de Rosenzweig Díaz[1]
Succeeded by	Julio Madero González[1]
Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of Mexico to El Salvador
In office 5 June 1928 – 16 March 1930[2]
Preceded by	Julio Madero González[2]
Succeeded by	Francisco de Asís de Icaza y León (interim)[2]
Personal details
Born	Juan Francisco Urquidi Márquez (1881-07-16)16 July 1881 Mexico City[3]
Died	14 December 1938(1938-12-14) (aged 57) Mexico City[3]
Spouse	Beatrice Mary ​ (m. 1917)​ [4]
Children	Víctor L. Urquidi[4] Magda Urquidi de Acosta, María Catalina Urquidi Bingham
Alma mater	Massachusetts Institute of Technology[5]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Urquidi and the second or maternal family name is Márquez.

Biography

Urquidi was born on 16 July 1881 in Mexico City^[3] into a wealthy family with ancestry in Chihuahua.^[4] His father was Francisco de Paula Urquidi Cárdeña (1821-1881) and his mother Catalina Márquez Barraza (1835-1896).^[3] He completed high school at Dean Academy in Franklin, Massachusetts, and eventually graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering.^[5]

He married Australian-born nurse Mary Bingham in 1917^[9] He died on 14 December 1938 in Mexico City.^[3]