Victoriano Huerta

Commander of federal forces during the Mexican Revolution, Victoriano Huerta (b. 1854) became President of Mexico in 1913, after the arrest and before the assassination of Francisco Madero. Huerta resigned a year later and went into exile. In 1915, U.S. agents arrested him in Newman, New Mexico, where he was meeting fellow revolutionary Pascual Orozco. For violating U.S. neutrality laws, Huerta was taken to Fort Bliss and confined. Huerta's health deteriorated before he could stand trial, and authorities released him to his El Paso home on West Yandell Street. In January 1916, Huerta died and was buried in Concordia Cemetery before being reinterred in Evergreen Cemetery. He is the only former foreign president buried in El Paso. (2007)

Victoriano Huerta is a historical marker in El Paso, El Paso County, dedicated in 2007. It is one of 94 historical markers documented in El Paso County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 140 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.7722, -106.4415 near El Paso. The nearest cataloged historic site is Evergreen Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Henry C. Trost, Soler, Uribici, and Franklin Canal.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507013969. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.