Lorenzo de Zavala
Former Secretary of Finance and Public Credit of Mexico
Manuel Lorenzo Justiniano de Zavala y Sánchez, known simply as Lorenzo de Zavala, was a Mexican and later Tejano physician, politician, diplomat and author. Wikipedia
Born: October 3, 1788, Yucatan, Mexico
Died: November 15, 1836 (age 48 years), Channelview, TX
Education: Conciliar Seminary of San Ildefonso (Merida)
Parents: Anastasio de Zavala y Velázquez and María Bárbara Sáenz
Spouse: Emily West de Zavala (m. 1831–1836) and Teresa Correa y Corres (m. 1807–1831)
Previous office: Secretary of Finance and Public Credit of Mexico (1829–1829)