History of South America the European theatre; however, several countries had skirmishes with German U-Boats and cruisers in the Caribbean and South Atlantic. Mexico sent a fighter squadron of 300 volunteers to the Pacific, the "Escuadrón 201" were known as the Aztec Eagles ("Aguilas Aztecas"). The Brazilian active participation on the battle field in Europe was divined after the Casablanca Conference. The President of the U.S., Franklin D. Roosevelt on his way back from Morocco met the President of Brazil, Getulio Vargas, in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, this meeting is known as the Potenji River Conference, and defined the creation of the Brazilian
Fidel Vargas Reliant Equity Investors, a private equity investment firm. In 1992, at age 23, Vargas was elected mayor of Baldwin Park, California, defeating Bette Lowes. He was one of the youngest elected officials in history. Vargas was reelected in 1994 but did not run for reelection in 1997. Vargas graduated with honors from Harvard University with an A.B. in Social Studies and received his M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School. Vargas has served on the boards of the Latino Theater Company in Los Angeles; the New America Alliance; Sponsors for Education Opportunities; and Operation HOPE, Inc. He served on President Bill