Died in prison
Ricardo Flores Magón
Ricardo Flores Magón was a Mexican revolutionary and newspaper editor who co-led the Partido Liberal Mexicano and edited the newspaper Regeneración. He died at age 48 in the federal prison in Leavenworth, Kansas, where he had been held since 1918. A centenary essay by Gonzalo Santos describes his death as an assassination and credits his ideas with shaping modern Mexico and later immigrant rights movements. An editor's note says the true cause of his death is disputed.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (disputed). Gonzalo Santos's centenary essay calls his death an assassination, and the editor's note says the true cause is disputed; the essay does not say who was responsible.
Reported by: Gonzalo Santos.