Manuel Mondragón (born Ixtlahuaca, State of Mexico, 1859 - died San Sebastián, Spain, 1922) was a Mexican military officer who played a prominent role in the Mexican Revolution. He graduated from the Mexican Military Academy as an artillery officer in 1880. He designed the world’s first gas-operated semi-automatic rifle, the M1908 rifle, and a 75mm howitzer. General Mondragón was the father of a model, artist and poet Carmen Mondragón, better known as Nahui Ollin.
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1859 Ixtlahuaca, Estado de México
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1922 (aged 62) San Sebastián, Spain
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