Gabriel Ramos Millan (1903-September 26, 1949) was a Mexican senator, lawyer and urban developer who was known locally as the "Apostle of Corn".[1] As a politician, Ramos Millan was considered by many, including Mexican President Miguel Aleman, as a strong candidate for Mexico's presidency.[2] Aleman and Ramos Millan had a personal friendship.
Ramos Millan was born in Apayango, Mexico, a town that later honored him by changing its name officially to Apayango de Gabriel Ramos Millan.[3]
Ramos Millan's niece, Angela Diaz Millan, died in 2022 at age 112.
In Mexico, Ramos Millan created the National Commission of Corn.[4]
On September 26, 1949, Ramos Millan and 22 others, including actress Blanca Estela Pavon, were killed when their Mexicana de Aviacion Douglas DC-3 airplane crashed onto the Popocateptl volcano in an accident that killed everyone on board during the Tapachula to Mexico City leg of a Tuxtla Gutierrez to Mexico City flight.[5]
To honour Ramos Millan, his home town changed its name to Apayango de Gabriel Ramos Millan, and an elementary school was named after him in Sinaloa.[6]