Iditarod pioneer., 1916-02-19
HIS REMARKABLE CAREER
Born in Chihuahua

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 Huevta was born to wealth. Unlike Diaz, w'o ia of rlabeian origin, a mongre', mostly Indian, Huerta comes of cnc of the most aristccratic families in Mexico.
 He was born in Chihuahua, with which state the Huertas have long been identified, in 1854 CT lS57-rcports differ. At the age of 17 the ar5tccrat was appointed by na2, then ruling Mexico with an iron han1, to the military school at Chapultepec. He served his four school years passa5ly we'll He was neither at the head TOT the foot of his class He was graduated ~th hcnors being about tenth in a class of nearly hundred, ana immediately went to jcin a regimant on the west coast as a sccond lieutenant of engineers. During his academic term he was known for his pre- Giectcn for scientific studies, particularly astronomy and mathematics.
 Promoted to Ca2ta;nsy
 When President Dia8 began his reor- ganizatiCn of the Mexican army Huerta was promoted captain of cng.neres, and while hclding this ranl,. devised a Jan for Mexican general staff corps. He was an active member cf the military map com mission created to draft q staff map of Mexico cn d large scale, and he had charge of all the astrc no.nical work cf the commis- sion. leading cXrlyrng and surveying p2r- ties ever the v:L.est regions of the re purlc
 President Diaz seen after began to pace confidence in Huerta. H. believed be saw in the leutenant colonel of engineers, to which rank the solier ha! succeeded, traits ok b1- in the executive chair. Huerta was placed n charge of station in Matan2as far re moved from the capital. There Elots could .asly be matched, and Diaz was bath to leave in charge any officer in whom he had net imHlicit trust.
 Stati-net i7 Guerrero
 Huc1ta conmg nLod sIl tne detached gov rrnHcnt forces in the state Of Guerrero at he becinning of the Madero revolution. " hen Macero acceded to the presidency, General IIuerta was sent back into M0ral2s with a fierce to put down the ZaData re btll.on As a result of i'll feeling growing cut of this campaign, Huerta was recalled. ~rbseQuentlv le led the army sent against Oro7co, and was in command at the battle of BachinIba Fer this service he was pro noted to major general.
 He was then recalled to the capital and given l7ave of absence because of an atfec. ten of the eyes, and thus did not take part ln the suppression of the first uprising led by Gcneral Felix Dia5 in October, 1912.
 In the second Felix Daz revolution, which resulted in the overthrow of the Ma4ero government, Huerta was immedl- atelv call2d to active command as the senior ranking general then in tie capital He oscorted Madero from Charultepec castle to the palace cn the first of the ten days i-hI.ng, and was rlaced in entire com mand Of tie forces of the government. He directed the government troops during Fl the subsequent fighting, and the con duet Cf these operations led to severe critl- cism cn the part of Madero's friends.
 Ii was charged tkat he did not carry out the operations with any spirit and that hc disobeyed the commands of President Nadcro. It is said that before General El.rquet entered the city the generals had 9 conference at which the fate of the Ma GerOs was sealed
 IIuerta was the moving spirit in the con summation of the Tlnt that resulted in the seizure of the person of President Madero, his brother. Gustave. and Vice President Jose Pino Suarez The assassinations of the Madercs and Suarez followed, and in the meantime Huerta, with the military behind him, had been recognized as the provisional president.
 Huerta at once sought recognition of the United States, for it Is understood in Latin, American countries that none of their presl- dents can held office long without being recognized by the American government. President Wilson, however, refused to treat Huerta as chief executive of Mexico.
 In the meantime General Carranza, the successor Of Madero in the dream of Q justly governed Mexico, was winning over the north. His military commander, Gen. Villa repeatedly defeated the federal forces Practically all of the north came under the constitutionallst sway In the south "a pata held out against HUerta.
 Then the United States came down upon him, seizing the city of Vera Cruz as re suit of an aftront to the Stars and Stripes Mediation at the instance of Argentina, Brazil and Chile followed, with 10 satsfac- tory result It ended in his being driven from the country.
 In leaving Mexico he is said to have taken fortune with him. After living Tn Europe a short time he returned to the United States, and in short time again started for Mexico It was charged that he was plotting another revolution in Mex ico, and that he intended to regain his po- stion as head of the Mexican government. At Fl Paso he was arrested and placed in the military prison at Fort Bliss where he remained until taken to the hospital