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Raúl Héctor Castro

American judge and politician (1916–2015)

This article is about the former Governor of Arizona. For the former President of Cuba, see Raúl Castro. For other uses, see Raúl Castro (disambiguation).

Raúl Héctor Castro

Castro as a law student, c. 1940

In office
November 16, 1977 – July 30, 1980
PresidentJimmy Carter
Preceded byRobert Hill
Succeeded byHarry Shlaudeman
In office
January 6, 1975 – October 20, 1977
Preceded byJack Williams
Succeeded byWesley Bolin
In office
September 3, 1968 – November 3, 1969
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
Preceded byDouglas Henderson
Succeeded byErnest Siracusa
In office
December 11, 1964 – July 17, 1968
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byMurat Williams
Succeeded byWilliam Bowdler
Born

Raúl Castro


(1916-06-12)June 12, 1916
Cananea, Sonora, Mexico
DiedApril 10, 2015(2015-04-10) (aged 98)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Resting placeSonora Community Cemetery
Sedona, Arizon

About

RAUL H. CASTRO was born June 12, 1916, in Cananea, Sonora, Mexico. Early in his life, the family moved to the United States, settling in Pirtleville, near Douglas, Arizona. Castro became a naturalized American citizen in 1939. He received a B.A. degree (teaching) from Northern Arizona University in 1939, served as an official with the U.S. Foreign Service in the 1940s and earned a J.D. degree from the University of Arizona in 1949. After graduation, he practiced law for five years. From 1955 to 1959, Castro was Pima County attorney. From 1959 to 1964, he served as a judge of the Pima County Superior Court. President Johnson appointed Castro as U.S. ambassador to El Salvador from 1964 to 1968, and he served as ambassador to Bolivia from 1968 to 1969. He made history in 1974, when he won election as governor, becoming the first Mexican-American to be elected Governor of Arizona. After completing two years of his four-year term as governor, Castro was tapped by President Jimmy Carter to be ambassador to Argentina from 1977 to 1980.

Source

Gov. Raul H. Castro webpage b

Governor Raul H. Castro

Raúl H. Castro, Arizona’s only Hispanic governor died at the age of 98. Playwright James Garcia, former Arizona lawmaker Art Hamilton, past Chairman for the National Council of La Raza and attorney Danny Ortega and Promise Arizona Executive Director Petra Falcon talk about the life of former Governor Castro.

Transcript:

José Cárdenas: Thank you for joining us. He was a governor, a leader, and a diplomat. Tonight we remember former Arizona governor RAUL H. Castro, who died last week at the age of 98. He made history as Arizona's only Hispanic governor. But that is only part of his story. Castro followed an unlikely path that led to the state's highest office and presidential appointments. He came here from Mexico, spent time on the streets and in the farm fields. He even boxed for money at carnivals.

Video: Raul H. Castro, born in Cananea Mexico. Castro endured much discrimination in his youth. He graduated with a teaching degree, but because he was Mexican, he couldn't get a teaching job, so to make a living, he took on grueling physical labo

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