Pedro Hinojosa Pedro Hinojosa Pedro Hinojosa de la Garza Falcón (31 January 1822, Matamoros, Tamaulipas - 5 March 1903, Matamoros) was a Mexican politician and military general who combated in the Mexican–American War, the Reform War, and in the French intervention in Mexico. In addition, Hinojosa was governor of Durango, Nuevo Leon, and Chihuahua, and served as Secretary of War and Navy. Pedro Hinojosa was born in Matamoros, Tamaulipas to Ramón Hinojosa and his wife Mamerta de la Garza Falcón. Hinojosa eventually enlisted in the National Guard of Tamaulipas at the age of 18. In Tamaulipas, he fought the Texan rebels and
Homero Niño de Rivera the administrations of presidents Vicente Fox and Felipe Calderon. He collaborated with Vicente Fox in the presidential campaign, then within his government was Director of Information at the Secretariat of Communications and Transport (2001-2003), Director of Strategic Planning of the Secretariat of the Interior(2004-2005) and Corporate Communication Manager of PEMEX (2005-2006) In the administration of President Felipe Calderon Hinojosa, he was Director of Social Communication of the Secretariat of Energy(2006-2007); then director of Social Communication of the Secretariat of the Interior (2008-2009) and Executive Coordinator of the Directorate General of PEMEX. The day October 31, 2015 took office as the