Doroteo Arango was born in the settlement of Rio Grande, in the Mexican state of Durango on June 5th, 1878. It is said that on the night of his birth a severe thunderstorm occurred and during the lightning, Venus, the evening star changed its size and color. The humble Mexicans believed this foretold a turbulent life for the new baby.
Doroteo’s family were peons, or the class of unskilled laborers.
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