Nochehuatl Rodriguez

Nōchēhuatl Rodríguez
Military portrait in 1978
National Senator of Ipudorm for Gran Salvador
In office 29 July 2004 – 1 March 2019
Preceded by	Mateo Espina
Succeeded by	Cuetlāchtli Ixtanyatl
National Senator of San Luis for Chihuatanec
In office 25 June 1989 – 24 June 2001
Preceded by	Gustavo Zoido
Succeeded by	Juan Carlos Sanchez
Governor of Tohuecotl
In office 14 August 1980 – 14 August 1988
Preceded by	Rebeca Villa
Succeeded by	Centehua Martinéz
Duke of Solicalco
In office 4 January 1940 – 23 October 1959
Preceded by	Roberto Cortés, 5th Duke of Solicalco
Succeeded by	Title dissolved
Personal details
Born	Oscar Cortés (1932-01-02)January 2, 1932 São Alberto, Imperial State of Carinansia
Died	August 17, 2036(2036-08-17) (aged 104) Puerto Encantado, Ipudorm, Carinansia
Political party	Party for the Cárinansian Revolution (1962-1977; 1978-2021)
Other political affiliations	Constitutional Movement (1977)
Children	Ēlōxōchitl Kim Cuauc Rodríguez Pedro Rodríguez Sandra Fernández
Parent(s)	Roberto Cortés, 5th Duke of Solicalco (father) Lady Diana of Flores (mother)
Education	Cendejas Imperial Military School
Military service
Allegiance	Imperial State of Carinansia (1950-1959) Carinansia (1959 onwards)
Branch/service	Serene Army
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	Army of Southern Ipudorm (1959-1960) Army of Tlanukoy (1960-1962) Army of Anáheiro (1962-1977)
Battles/wars	Battle of Plaimo Battle of Matagoza Battle of Cidade do Ouro Battle of Anáheiro Battle of São Alberto Battle of La Junvier
Military awards	Order of St. Albert Exceptional Service Ribbon Order of the Liberator General Cárintecatl

Nōchēhuatl Rodríguez, born Oscar Cortés (January 2, 1932 - August 17, 2036) to aristocracy living in São Alberto, he received a privileged and educated upbringing in the capital. He enlisted in the Imperial Army in 1950 as an officer cadet, rising quickly through the ranks due to his peerage to become a Brigadier General by 1958, in command of the Army of Southern Ipudorm. Consdering himself a Serenist sympathiser, he quickly pledged allegiance to the National Liberation Front later that year, ultimately becoming a prominent revolutionary General. In the later years of the Serenacy, he became one of the country’s most prominent politicians, serving as governor and senator several times.

Family background

House Cortés was one of the Imperial State's most prominent aristocratic families, descending from Beltrán Cortés, an early leader for independence who fought alongside Alberto I, and was one of the signatories to the Treaty of Seoyang in 1835. In gratitude for his service, Beltrán was made the first Duke of Solicalco, and though he died only eight years later, he had already initiated the family's history of noble intermarriage, bearing children with Caterina, Countess of Galiano. The 4th Duke of Solicalco, also bearing the name Beltrán Cortés, was a prime minister of the Imperial State from 1887 to 1900, and 1919 to 1920.

By the birth of Rodríguez, the family had a strong history of military service to the state, seeing their members die young during battle, but also accumulating several titles by marrying into various noble houses, making them among the wealthiest families in the country.

Early life and education

Early life

He was born in São Alberto as the eldest child of Roberto Cortés (1908-1940), who was the eldest son of Beltrán Cortés, 4th Duke of Solicalco, and Daniela Cortés Marchena, Marquise of Hivia. His mother was Diana Cortés, Lady of Flores (1905–1962), daughter of Ignacio Balboa Pallares, Lord of Flores, and Diana Balboa de Anchieta, Countess of Alzado.

Discharged period

Shortly after receiving an honourable discharge in early 1977, retiring from the Serene Army as one of the most senior and respected military officers in the country, he formally renounced all properties he inherited from his father. He donated the Cortés Hacienda in Cintero province, Tohuecotl, to the state government, to serve as a secondary residence for the governor. He sold all the properties he owned in the Albert neighbourhood of Voclaria City, donating all proceeds to charity, and sold the Solicalco palace to a private investor. The only properties he retained were Flores Manor in São Lenoas, and Sara House in Teecamatl, Tohuecotl, the former becoming his primary residence until moving to Tohuecotl, and the latter becoming his primary residence in the state, in place of the Governors' Mansion.

In February that year, he announced the beginning of his presidential campaign as a part of the Constitutional Movement, easily securing the party's nomination as their most prominent member. Over the next few months, he espoused rhetoric calling for amendments to the constitution which would curtail the growing influence of the military on the government, and legislation that would supplement social spending by cutting defense spending. In the elections in June, he received 43.2% of the vote to Cárintecatl's 55.4%, the closest margin in electoral history until that point. Many of his proposals were later introduced in the subsequent presidential term.