Ricardo Flores Magón

Ricardo Flores Magón
Born(1874-09-16)September 16, 1874
DiedNovember 21, 1922(1922-11-21) (aged 48)
USP Leavenworth, Kansas, U.S.
Resting placeRotonda de las Personas Ilustres, Panteón de Dolores
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • activist
  • revolutionary
  • theorist
Known forInvolvement in the Mexican Revolution and promoting anarchism in Mexico

Cipriano Ricardo Flores Magón (Spanish: [riˈkaɾðo ˈfloɾes maˈɣon]; known as Ricardo Flores Magón; September 16, 1874 – November 21, 1922) was a Mexican anarchist and social reform activist. His brothers Enrique and Jesús were also active in politics. Followers of the Flores Magón brothers were known as Magonistas. He has been considered an important participant in the social movement that sparked the Mexican Revolution.