Raúl castro arizona
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- Raúl Héctor Castro was a Mexican American politician, diplomat and judge.
- He made history in 1974, when he won election as governor, becoming the first Mexican-American to be elected Governor of Arizona.
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RAUL H. CASTRO was born June 12, 1916, in Cananea, Sonora, Mexico. Early in his life, the family moved to the United States, settling in Pirtleville, near Douglas, Arizona. Castro became a naturalized American citizen in 1939. He received a B.A. degree (teaching) from Northern Arizona University in 1939, served as an official with the U.S. Foreign Service in the 1940s and earned a J.D. degree from the University of Arizona in 1949. After graduation, he practiced law for five years. From 1955 to 1959, Castro was Pima County attorney. From 1959 to 1964, he served as a judge of the Pima County Superior Court. President Johnson appointed Castro as U.S. ambassador to El Salvador from 1964 to 1968, and he served as ambassador to Bolivia from 1968 to 1969. He made history in 1974, when he won election as governor, becoming the first Mexican-American to be elected Governor of Arizona. After completing two years of his four-year term as governor, Castro was tapped by President Jimmy Carter to be ambassador to Argentina from 1977 to 1980.
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Raúl Héctor Castro
American judge and politician (1916–2015)
This article is about the former Governor of Arizona. For the former President of Cuba, see Raúl Castro. For other uses, see Raúl Castro (disambiguation).
Raúl Héctor Castro | |
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Castro as a law student, c. 1940 | |
| In office November 16, 1977 – July 30, 1980 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Robert Hill |
| Succeeded by | Harry Shlaudeman |
| In office January 6, 1975 – October 20, 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Jack Williams |
| Succeeded by | Wesley Bolin |
| In office September 3, 1968 – November 3, 1969 | |
| President | Lyndon B. Johnson Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Douglas Henderson |
| Succeeded by | Ernest Siracusa |
| In office December 11, 1964 – July 17, 1968 | |
| President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Murat Williams |
| Succeeded by | William Bowdler |
| Born | Raúl Castro (1916-06-12)June 12, 1916 Cananea, Sonora, Mexico |
| Died | April 10, 2015(2015-04-10) (aged 98) San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Sonora Community Cemetery Sedona, Arizon
Raul Hector CastroAbout this Exhibit Born in a mining community in Sonora, Mexico, Raul H. Castro realized that combining education, hard work and a concern for the welfare of others was a means to succeeding in life. Castro attended college on an athletic scholarship and worked his way through law school. In 1974 he was elected as Arizona’s first Latino governor. He eventually served as U.S. Ambassador to three Latin-American countries El Salvador, Bolivia, and Argentina during the presidential administrations of Johnson, Nixon, and Carter. During the course of his long and distinguished career, Raul H. Castro held the titles of school teacher, county attorney, judge, diplomat, governor, and elder statesman. This exhibition presents photographs and documents regarding Raul Castro’s life and career. The original photographs and documents are part of the Raul H. Castro Papers housed at University of Arizona Libraries Special Collections. “Life Story” offers biographical information and background. “Timeline” displays an overview of his political c Copyright ©bilders.pages.dev 2025 |