Career
At the time of his death he was Commander of the 17th Military Zone based in Querétaro, Mexico. At the request of then president Miguel Alemán Valdés, he was considering running for the Governor"s seat in his home state of Durango. A street in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico is named in his honor.
Juan B. Vargas was born in Ocotán, Durango on June 24, 1890.
He was the son of Tomás Vargas and Manuela Arreola de Vargas. As a teenager he traveled to Durango"s capital to continue his studies.
Revolution was in the air. In early 1910, Juan B. Vargas became involved with revolutionary figures Cástulo Herrera and Guillermo Baca in the state of Chihuahua.
On November 20, 1910, Juan B. Vargas raised up in arms against the government of Porfirio Díaz on orders from Francisco I. Madero and Abraham González, who at time was governor of Chihuahua.
He organized a guerrilla of fifty men and built-up support for the Revolution.