Pedro Lascuráin Pedro Lascuráin Pedro José Domingo de la Calzada Manuel María Lascuráin Paredes (8 May 1856 – 21 July 1952) was a Mexican politician who served as the 34th President of Mexico for less than one hour on February 19, 1913, the shortest presidency in the history of the world. He had earlier served as Mexico's foreign secretary for two terms and was the director of a small law school in Mexico City for sixteen years. Lascuráin was born in Mexico City in 1856. He was the son of Francisco Lascuráin Icaza and Ana Paredes Cortés. Lascuráin received a law degree
Pedro de Agurto Pedro de Agurto Pedro de Agurto, O.S.A. (1544 – October 15, 1608) was the first Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cebu (1595–1608). Fray Pedro was a son of a noble Spanish family living in Mexico. His father was Sancho López de Agurto and his mother was Bernarda Pérez de la Torre. Unlike most of the missionaries who came from Spain, Fray Agurto was Mexican in origin. He joined the Augustinian Order in the convent of Mexico. He studied in the University of Mexico in August 08, 1553, during which, he was already an Augustinian religious. Fray Pedro showed