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 wurde Staatssekretär für Tamaulipas und Steuereintreiber von Tuxpan.
reference_flipped: Mexía wurde Staatssekretärin für Tamaulipas und Steuereintreiberin von Tuxpan.