Guillermo Landa y Escandón
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| Governor of the Federal District | |
| In office 8 October 1900 – 7 December 1900 | |
| Preceded by | Rafael Rebollar |
| Succeeded by | Ramón Corral |
| Governor of the Federal District | |
| In office 3 January 1903 – 2 May 1911 | |
| Preceded by | Ramón Corral |
| Succeeded by | Samuel García Cuéllar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 May 1842 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Died | March 1, 1927(1927-03-01) (aged 84) Cannes, France |
| Spouse | Sofía de Ossio y del Barrio |
| Education | Stonyhurst College |
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Guillermo Landa y Escandón (2 May 1842 – 1 March 1927) was a Mexican politician and businessman. He was governor of the Federal District of Mexico.[1] He was one of the Porfirio Díaz administration's Científicos.
Landa was born on 2 May 1842 as the son of José María Landa Martínez (1811–1876), a member of the Council of Notables of the Second Mexican Empire, and María Francisca Escandón Garmendia (1815–1869), a Lady-in-waiting to the Empress Charlotte (wife of Maximilian I of Mexico).[2][3]
He studied at Stonyhurst College, the Jesuit independent school on the Stonyhurst Estate, Lancashire, England, from 1858 to 1862.
A prominent Mexican politician and businessman, Landa served as the governor of the Federal District of Mexico.[1]
Guillermo was married to Sofía de Ossio y del Barrio (1867–1932).[4] Together, they were the parents of:
Landa died in Cannes, France on 1 March 1927.[14]
He is a great-great-grandparent of actress Rose Leslie and attorney Alexander Clark.[15]
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