Cárdenas, a civil engineer by training, was the son of President Lázaro Cárdenas, who nationalized the oil industry in 1938 and opened Mexico to refugees from the Spanish Civil War.
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Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Oct. 2026
He was martyred by the Nazis for aiding Jewish refugees during World War II.
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