Background
Madrigal Magullón, Juan Manuel was born on September 7, 1927 in Ameca, Jalisco, Mexico. Son of Juan Madrigal Guzmán, lawyer, and Soledad Magallón Castro.
Madrigal Magullón, Juan Manuel was born on September 7, 1927 in Ameca, Jalisco, Mexico. Son of Juan Madrigal Guzmán, lawyer, and Soledad Magallón Castro.
Early education unknown. Cadet, Heroic Military College, 1945-1948, graduated as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Cavalry. Special course in equestrian techniques, 1950.
Staff and command diploma, Higher War College, 1953-1956. Professor, Heroic Military College, 1951-1953.
Joined the army as a cadet, 1945. Officer, 21st Cavalry Regiment, 1948-1950. Instructor, 13th Military Zone, Tepic, Nayarit, 1956-1958.
Instructor, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1959. Chief of Section 4, Staff, Secretariat of National Defense, 1960-1963. Attached to the 21st Cavalry Regiment, 1963.
Assistant Chief and Chief of Section 3, Staff, Infantry Brigade, 1965-1966. Chief of Staff, Infantry Brigade, 1967-1971. Commander, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 1972-1973.
Chief of Staff, 4th Military Zone, Hermosillo, Sonora, 1973-1976. Military Attaché to Mexican Embassy, Caracas, Venezuela, 1977-1979. Chief of Inspection Committee No.
3, Inspector General of the Army, 1979-1980. Commander of the 4th Military Zone, Hermosillo, Sonora, 1980-1983.
Roman Catholic
Spouse Valdovinos Sánchez.