José Manuel Zacarías Gómez Valdés (4 November 1813 – 27 July 1871) was a 19th-century Mexican lawyer and politician who served as interim

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(1866–1867), senator, and congressman in the

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representing the states of Nuevo León and

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. As congressman, he celebrated the annexation of

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by Nuevo León and during his administration, he was satirized by ''El cura de Tamajón'', an ephemeral weekly publication edited by Jesús Flores and written mostly by Guillermo Prieto during his stay in Monterrey. Aside from his political activities, Gómez also presided over Nuevo León's Supreme Tribunal of Justice in 1867.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gomez, Manuel Z 1813 births 1871 deaths Governors of Nuevo León Members of the Senate of the Republic (Mexico) Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) Lawyers from Nuevo León Politicians from Linares, Nuevo León

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