context: Although details of his early life are scant, he lost his father and brother sometime in the Mexican War of Independence and fled to the United States where he became fluent in the English language.
source: Mexía became active in government service as Secretary of State for Tamaulipas and the Tuxpan customs collector.
reference_original: Mexía começou a trabalhar para o governo como Secretário do Estado de Tamaulipas e Arrecadador Aduaneiro de Tuxpan
reference_flipped: Mexía começou a trabalhar para o governo como Secretária do Estado de Tamaulipas e Arrecadadora Aduaneira de Tuxpan