What colonel during the Mexican Revolution owned a factory that distilled an alcoholic beverage made from any type of agave plant native to Mexico?
Amelio Robles Ávila Amelio Robles Avila was a colonel during the Mexican Revolution. He was born a woman with the name of Amelia Robles Ávila on November 3, 1889 in Xochipala, Guerrero. His father was named Casimiro Robles and his mother Josefa Ávila. His father was a wealthy farmer who owned 42 acres of land and owned a small Mezcal factory.
Nicolas Pino Nicolas Pino (1819–1896) was a Mexican loyalist, civil leader, military leader and Indian fighter who participated in planned resistance and rebellion against the U.S. occupation of New Mexico. Following the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, he swore allegiance to the United States and became a Union officer during American Civil War, rising to the rank of brigadier general on September 9, 1861. He later served in the New Mexico Territorial legislature.