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Ben Fallaw
The romance of San Francisco journalist Alma Reed and Felipe Carrillo Puerto, revolutionary governor of Yucatán, ended abruptly only a few months after the two became engaged. Federal troops seconding the delahuertista coup assassinated Carrillo Puerto in the early morning of January 3, 1924. Their love has long remained a fascinating footnote in Carrillo Puerto’s life. Reed herself has been the subject of one biography (Passionate Pilgrim) and much erroneous speculation (that she was Jack Reed’s sister). She inspired the song “Peregrina,” which Carrillo Puerto had written to serenade her, and two forgettable Spanish-language films (including the film Peregrina in 1987). I suspect I am not the only student of Yucatecan history who knew so little about Alma Reed.
