Background
Grajales Velázquez, Jorge Gustavo was born on April 9, 1920 in Chiapas de Corzo, Chiapas, Mexico. Son of Jorge G. Grajales, military, and Julia Velázquez Narcia.
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Jorge Gustavo Grajales Velázquez
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Education
Early education unknown. Cadet, Heroic Military College, 1939-1942, graduating as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Cavalry. Staff and command diploma, Higher War College, 1956.
Professor, Higher War College, 1953, 1959. Professor in Tactics, Heroic Military College, 1957.
Career
Joined the army as a private, August 18, 1938, 21st Cavalry Regiment. Attached to the 19th Cavalry Regiment, 1942. Attached to Federal District Police, 1947.
Section commander, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 1948. Squadron Commander, 9th Cavalry Regiment. Chief of Section 1, Staff, 16th Military Zone, Irapuato, Guanajuato, 1956.
Chief of Instruction, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 1959. Second in Command, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, 1960. Rank of Colonel, 1964.
Commander of the 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1965. Chief of Staff, 7th Military Zone, Monterrey, Nuevo León, 1965. Commander of the 11th Cavalry Regiment, 1969.
Chief of Staff, 6th Military Zone, 1969. Chief of Technical Section, Division of Military Transportation, 1971-1972. Rank of Brigadier General, 1971.
Commander, 12th Motorized Cavalry Regiment, 1972-1975. Rank of Brigade General, 1975. Commander of the 35th Military Zone, Chilpancingo, Guerrero, 1975-1980.
Commander of the 21st Military Zone, Morelia, Michoacán, 1980-1981. Commander of the 9th Military Zone, Culiacán, Sinaloa, 1981-1982. Director General of Cavalry, Secretariat of National Defense, since 1982.
Religion
Roman Catholic
Connections
Spouse Maria Morgado.
