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 divenne un funzionario governativo, servendo come Segretario di Stato di Tamaulipas ed esattore doganale di Tuxpan.
reference_flipped: Mexía divenne una funzionaria governativa, servendo come Segretaria di Stato di Tamaulipas ed esattrice doganale di Tuxpan.