Aurelio Ortega y Placeres
Aurelio Ortega y Placeres was director of the school San Luis Gonzaga in Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico.Personal life
Ortega was the son of Coronel Regino Ortega and Josefa Placeres. He married María Castañeda at the end of the 19th century. They had 13 children. Ortega is sometimes named "El Grande" to distinguish him from his son Aurelio Ortega Castañeda, who was the father of the composer Armando Ortega. Ortega died in 1926 at the age of 64 in the family home in Orizaba, Veracruz.Career
Ortega became a writer, educator and the director of the primary school San Luis Gonzaga located on the current "Calle Real". In 1904 he annexed the first school of Artes y Oficios "Teodoro A Dehesa." He also owned the stationery company "El Lápiz Rojo."
