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Mariano Riva Palacio

He was born in Mexico City to Esteban de la Riva Palacio and María Dolores Díaz and married Dolores Guerrero Hernández, daughter of Gen. Vicente Guerrero, one of the most prominent leaders of the Mexican War of Independence. With Dolores he had 6 children, including the politician and writer Vicente Riva Palacio and daughter María Rosa Riva Palacio, who went on to marry the general and politician, Ignacio Zaragoza. Mariano served as a city councilor for Mexico City (1829), federal congressman (1833), minister of justice (1851), minister of finance (June–August 1848) and was elected thrice governor of the State of Mexico (1849, 1857, 1871).
He was also the lawyer appointed to defend the deposed Emperor Maximilian. Provided by Wikipedia