Antonio Calzada Urquiza

Antonio Calzada Urquiza (September 10, 1930, in Santiago de Querétaro[1] – June 29, 2019[2]) was a Mexican architect and politician.

He was a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party and served as the Governor of Querétaro from 1973 to 1979.

He was born in the city of Querétaro on 10 September 1930[1] between José Calzada[3] and Isabel Urquiza.

[4] His godfather was Don Agapito Pozo Balbás, who would lead in 1973 to the Superior Court better living memory of Querétaro, also composed of jurists huge Alcocer Antonio Perez, Fernando Diaz Ramirez and up young and talented Jorge Garcia Ramirez as a supernumerary judge acting to die Well Balbás.

During his term as governor, industrial growth began in Querétaro with the settling of American, Japanese, and Mexican companies (Grupo Chihuahua and Monterrey Group), as well as several hotels of renowned domestic and international chains; in the State Historical Archive Hall of Governors it was created with oil paintings of all the rulers of the state of Querétaro.