[1] As Governor of Oaxaca, he built schools, hospitals, and roads.
He founded an art school that catered to indigenous arts (e.g. music, painting) and crafts (e.g. pottery, weaving, dying) to help assure the preservation of traditional culture.
The Big Tree of Mexico by John Skeaping.
In 1872, his grandfather, Francisco Vasconcelos, was elected municipal president of the city of Oaxaca.
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