Rafael Arellano Valle. "A ruler between two ages"

Abstract

Rafael Arellano Valle, a man from the Porfiriato, was elected constitutional governor of the state of Aguascalientes in 1920, for a period of four years that passed at the beginning of the post-revolutionary era marked by the triumph of the Sonoran people, and which was not completely fulfilled by his successors in power. His figure, although it has been recently rescued, is still not valued from his administrative facet, so the essay proposes an approach to the character from the political management that kept in action until 1924. With this, a problem of knowledge arises that incites reflection on the ideological labels that are attributed to each historical actor, according to whether he is revolutionary or anti-revolutionary, and that prevent an objective analysis of his role played in a certain past context. Likewise, it also shows that beyond their personal opinions, the logistical challenge of administrative efficiency to promote state development prevailed in the government in power.