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 tuvo un papel activo en la función pública como secretario de Estado para Tamaulipas y recaudador de aduanas.
reference_flipped: Mexía tuvo un papel activo en la función pública como secretaria de Estado para Tamaulipas y recaudadora de aduanas.