Victoriano Huerta Quotes
I am not a bookkeeper!
He was notoriously corrupt, and was insulted that the naïve Madero would so insult and embarrass him by asking for an accounting. He then led a coup against Madero and had him shot, taking over Mexico himself until he was chased to America in exile.
Victoriano Huerta, 1845-1916, Mexican General & Dictator, Response to President Francisco Madero who had asked the General for an accounting of the Public Funds that he had used to police Northern Mexico
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José Victoriano Huerta Márquez was a Mexican military officer and 39th President of Mexico, who came to power by coup.
