Person
Arenales Ortiz, Agustín (1869-1941)
Zamora (provincia, España) 1869-09-18 - México (estado, México) 1941-10-09
Spanish exiled, native of Zamora and Protestant pastor as a profession. He went into Mexico through Veracruz on board the ship Orinoco coming from Venezuela.
Until his 20 he was the catholic priest of Villaescusa (Zamora), sent there to fight the advance of the IERE (Reformed Evangelical Church of Spain) there. Soon he became himself priest of this Evangelic Church, being one of the most active and famous preachers of the moment. He arrived at Barcelona and boosted notably the Lutheran Church of this city. When the Civil War was about to end he exiled from France to Venezuela and from there to Mexico, dying a few years later in this country.
Date of the event: 1936 - 1939
Description: Expedición que llega a Veracruz (México) en 1939
Date of the event: 1939-08-21
Location associated with the date:
Portal de Movimientos Migratorios Iberoamericanos - Micrositio de PARES