What is Francisco A. Cárdenas?
{{More sources|date=August 2020}}[[File:Governor of Maracaibo, Francisco Arias Cardenas.jpg|thumb|Francisco Arias Cardenas]] '''Francisco Atenógenes Cárdenas Garza''' (born on July 16, 1879 in [[Abasolo, Nuevo León|Abasolo]], [[Nuevo León]] - died: July 3, 1943 in [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]]) was a Mexican engineer and politician. He was [[Governor of Nuevo León]]. He later resigned before the end of his term. == Early life and education == Francisco A. Cárdenas was born in [[Abasolo, Nuevo León|Abasolo]], [[Nuevo León]], on July 16, 1879. His parents are José Dolores Cárdenas and Virginia Garza. He studied at the old Monterrey Civil College. He then graduated mining engineer from [[St Mary's College|St. Mary's College]] in San Antonio, Texas. When he returned home, he dedicated himself to agriculture and livestock activities. His efforts got stopped by the outbreak of the revolutionary conflict in 1910. == Career == Years later, Cárdenas began to show interest in politics. This led him to become mayor of his hometown. Later on, he became the deputy for the XLII Local Legislature. By September 16, 1929, he became second in command and reported to General [[Aarón Sáenz Garza]]. == Governor == In mid-1931, he was elected the governor for Nuevo León from October 4, 1931 to October 4, 1935. However, he didn't complete the term as he resigned on December 27, 1933. Governor Cárdenas had to overcome many challenges caused by the world recession in 1929. Among the issues include the fall in state's income as this forced the president to order that the salaries of public servants be reduced. Many reforms were made to the finance laws which caused the property tax to increase in cities throughout the State. At the same time, taxes on salaries were created. Despite the economic difficulties, the industrial sector's growth did not slow down its growth. In fact, new factories were created. === University of Nuevo León === Sensitive to the increasing demand for education at the professional level, he organized and led a g