José María Garza Galán (November 6, 1846 in
Múzquiz,
Coahuila
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– October 7, 1902 in
Monterrey
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politician. Governor of Coahuila in 1885–1889, which gave tax exemption to the first Spinning and Weaving Factory Torreon "La Constancia".
Life
He was governor of the northern
state
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of
Coahuila
Coahuila (), formally Coahuila de Zaragoza (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Coahuila de Zaragoza ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila de Zaragoza), is one of the 32 states of Mexico.
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during the presidency of
Porfirio Díaz
José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori ( or ; ; 15 September 1830 – 2 July 1915), known as Porfirio Díaz, was a Mexican general and politician who served seven terms as President of Mexico, a total of 31 years, from 28 November 1876 to 6 Decem ...
. Garza Galán, native of
Múzquiz, wanted to be again governor in 1893, but there were protests. Eventually, Porfirio Díaz asked Garza Galán to withdraw his candidacy.
Politician
Porfirista politician. He fought the Apaches to their extermination. He was elected governor of Coahuila in 1885. harassed the mayor of Cuatro Cienegas, Venustiano Carranza, to force him to resign. When he tried to reelect, the powerful families Madero and Carranza led a rebellion that ended with the intervention of Bernardo Reyes, who as representative of Porfirio Díaz deposed Garza Galan (1890).
Milenios de México- Volumen 2 – Página 1104 Humberto Musacchio – 1999
https://books.google.com/books?id=piAOAQAAMAAJ
Sources
*''Biografia del poder'' by Enrique Krauze
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, pp. 191 and 192.
See also
*Coahuila
Coahuila (), formally Coahuila de Zaragoza (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Coahuila de Zaragoza ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila de Zaragoza), is one of the 32 states of Mexico.
Coahuila borders the Mexican states of N ...
*History of Mexico
The written history of Mexico spans more than three millennia. First populated more than 13,000 years ago, central and southern Mexico (termed Mesoamerica) saw the rise and fall of complex indigenous peoples of Mexico, indigenous civilizations ...
*Venustiano Carranza
José Venustiano Carranza de la Garza (; 29 December 1859 – 21 May 1920) was a Mexican wealthy land owner and politician who was Governor of Coahuila when the constitutionally elected president Francisco I. Madero was overthrown in a February ...
*Emilio Salinas
José Emilio Salinas Balmaceda (4 October 1864 – 15 March 1924) was a military man and Mexican politician that participated in the Mexican Revolution and served as Governor of Querétaro and Chihuahua.
Biography
He was born in Cuatro Ciénega ...
References
Governors of Coahuila
Politicians from Coahuila
1846 births
1902 deaths
19th-century Mexican politicians
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