Aaron Saenz
- Category : 1891-births
- Type : MGP
- Profile : 6/2 - Role Model / Hermit
- Definition : Single
- Incarnation Cross : LAX Identification 1
Biography
Mexican lawyer, politician and military figure, who served as Governor of Nuevo León (1927 and 1929–1931), representing the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).
After leaving political office in 1935, Saenz established a sugar corporation and quickly revolutionized sugar production in the country. He was known as the "king of Mexican sugar", founding a dynasty which survives until this date, led by his son and grandson. At one point, he held a virtual monopoly of Mexico's sugar industry. His monopoly, however, was brought down during the administration of Mexican president Adolfo Ruiz Cortines by 1953.
Saenz was married to Margarita Couret, with whom he had eight sons. He died on 26 February 1983, aged 91, in Mexico City.