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Brother Vicente Guerrero<\/strong><\/p>\n August 10th 1782 \u2013 February 14th 1831<\/p>\n One of the leading revolutionary generals of the Mexican War of Independence<\/a>. He fought against Spain for independence in the early 19th century, and later served as the 2nd President of Mexico, coming to power in a coup. He was of Afro<\/a>–Mestizo<\/a> descent, championed the cause of Mexico’s common people, and abolished slavery during his brief term as president. <\/sup>His execution in 1831 by the conservative government that ousted him in 1829 was a shock to the nation.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image _builder_version=”3.0.67″ src=”https:\/\/eb1870.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Famous-Freemason-Vicentte-Guerrero.jpg” show_in_lightbox=”on” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” sticky=”off” align=”left” always_center_on_mobile=”on” border_style=”solid” force_fullwidth=”off” \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"