Felípe Angeles was a soldier, a patriot, a statesman, and an educator. He was educated at the Military College at Chapultepec as well as at St. Cyr in France. Above all he was a humanist. He loved his country and desired the best for all people. Even while a dutiful soldier, Angeles questioned Mexico's social condition. He asked, "Does society have the right to look away from the horror of burning villages and churches converted into barracks and stables?" "Does society have the right to watch passively while Indians are thrown out of their homes to wander through the woods like wild animals?
