Word: serranos
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...liveried flunky discreetly roused dapper, white-haired Ramón Serrano Suñer from his siesta. "Two gentlemen to see you, sir, on a most urgent matter...
...Ladder. Success in politics took Aléman somewhat longer. Three times between 1929 and 1935 he ran unsuccessfully for Congress from Vera Cruz. Then he renewed acquaintance with young Lieut. Colonel Carlos Serrano, a dark and devious little man with a passion for politicking. Serrano had drifted from the army into politics, watching closely as the powerful Calles maneuvered Presidents in & out of the National Palace, and the more powerful Cardenas in 1934 maneuvered...
Calles right out of the country. Serrano yearned to be a kingmaker. He saw a good prospect in the bright intelligence, personal charm and gleaming smile of Miguel Aléman. He got to work, and in two years Aléman zoomed from private citizen to Justice of the Superior Court of the Federal District to Senator from Vera Cruz to Governor of the state. (His predecessor had been killed in a cafe murder...
...Roads were built. More than half the budget the second year went for education and new schools. But the most spectacular thing was settlement of the land war. It caused real estate in Vera Cruz to boom. Aléman was smart and in the right place. He and Serrano invested in Vera Cruz hotels...
...first man Aléman sees each morning at his great white-walled house near Chapultepec Park is Carlos Serrano. President of the Senate now and second most powerful man in Mexico, Serrano hurries up the walk from his house next door to report on the state of the nation. Often there is trouble. Now, as always since...