Antonio Cárdenas Rodríguez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cárdenas and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.

General de División Antonio Cárdenas Rodríguez (6 October 1903 – 4 July 1969) was a military aviator and head of the Mexican Air Force. As a Colonel he made a goodwill flight of several countries in Latin America. He traveled almost 35,000 km in 118 hours of flight time aboard a Lockheed 12, named "President Carranza" returning to Mexico City on September 13, 1940.^[1] He commanded the Fuerza Aérea Expedicionaria Mexicana (FAEM), who participated in World War II at the Battle of Luzon in the Philippines. The FAEM is notable as the only Mexican military unit ever to fight outside Mexico itself. Ixtepec No. 2 Air Base in Ixtepec, Oaxaca is named in honour of General Cárdenas Rodríguez.

Antonio Cárdenas Rodríguez
Nickname(s)	El Charro
Born	(1903-09-20)September 20, 1903 General Cepeda, Coahuila, Mexico
Died	July 4, 1969(1969-07-04) (aged 65) Mexico
Allegiance	Mexico
Service / branch	Mexican Air Force
Years of service	1925–1963
Rank	Colonel
Unit	Escuadrón 201
Commands	Fuerza Aérea Expedicionaria Mexicana
Battles / wars	World War II South Pacific Theatre Battle of Luzon
Awards	Legion of Merit

Rodríguez Cárdenas retired from the Mexican Air Force with the rank of Divisional General.

References

1. "Important Flights". Sedena.gob.mx. Archived from the original on 2011-11-30. Retrieved 2012-01-11.

External links

• Gral. de Div. P.A. Antonio Cárdenas Rodríguez (in Spanish)