Miguel Chavez MICHEL *
Published in Diario de Colima
On July 8, 2007
after the cyclone of 1959 the then town Armory transit, thanks to the strong potential of agriculture, one of its best periods. Indeed, from 1959 to 1967, it was said that all the ejidatarios were rich and land distribution, along with the courage and the character of the labor force of men and women of the camp, were the driving force that moved the economy from the coast Colima.
During this period served as presidents of the H. Armory Municipal Board Don Francisco Andrade Colmenares, Crispin Campos Enciso, J. Jesus Vaca Michel Farias and Eusebio Rincon. All of them, working citizens, responsible and committed to a people with vision and work, built the foundation for achieving the coveted category of municipality.
At this stage of our local history, built the first deep well, a storage tank in the "hill of the cross" and a new drinking water supply. It electrified the whole population and placed luminaires for street lighting, he changed his flea-market street people to the place where later the present building was built by the government of Don Rosalio Gonzalez Espinosa. The trail was located is the corner of Cuauhtémoc and Matamoros streets, where now stands the ice maker of Don Rafael Ascencio Baptist, was relocated outside the town, the road to the state capital.
The old school building federal "Revolution" was demolished and in its place was built the "Centro Escolar President Adolfo Lopez Mateos", between the streets Chihuahua and May 5, was built the "Health Center". It opened a branch of the then "Banco de Colima" as its first Manager Don Juan G. Cashier-Counter corner and Lucila Mendoza (later married to prof. Drusus Alfonso Escalante Petra) and started building the road to Spa Paradise.
also opened a clinic modest Mexican Social Security Institute, which, worked for a short time on the street in front of Nayarit to the notary of the parish and then change the avenue Manzanillo No. 5 in a home owned by Dr. Cipriano Núñez Jiménez. If I remember, among personnel were attending services director Dr. José Espinosa Blake, manager Don Sergio Arias Luna; nurse Ruelas Felipa Jaramillo and ambulance driver Nivardo Herrera Linares.
1961 was an election year in which, as a teenager, for the first time with my father Miguel Chavez Vega, in different events, I had direct contact with the political class of the time. In this context of friends of my father, I agree, Don Javier Mata Vargas who was mayor of Manzanillo (1956-58) was always accompanied be her town clerk prof. Diaz Achilles Virgin. Among others, I also met prof. Manuel Bonilla Valle, as mayor ended the period of Don Miguel Sandoval Sevilla. In the elections of that year were elected governor, for the period 1961-67 Mr. Francisco Velasco Curiel, federal deputy for the second district Ruiseco Licenciado Alfredo Avellaneda (1961-64), local MP for the seventh district Antonio Suarez header Origel Manzanillo and Manzanillo Mayor of Prof. Benito López Rincón.
The arrival of Prof. Benito López Rincón the Mayor's Office of Manzanillo (1962-64) changed the lives of honest and hardworking man how he was Don Jesús Vaca Farias. Indeed, Don Jesus Vaca countryman and boyhood friend of Benito Rincon in the fifties, together with other distinguished citizens from Tepames how Don José and Elena Rios Amador Andrade Barbosa was established in Armory. He lived down the street Chihuahua No. 70 and its main business was buying and selling of coconut and copra.
Don "chuy" as we told everyone, was an admired and successful trader. With this background, the city of Manzanillo appointed him President of the H. Armory Municipal Board for the period 1962-64. His appointment, without difficulty, was accepted with pleasure by most ejidatarios and domiciled and immediately, as was his custom, full-time went to work in this new assignment, to such an extent that completely abandoned their private businesses.
Among his first activities was the purchase of a vehicle for garbage collection. Completed the construction of the H. Municipal Board and later became the headquarters building of the Municipal Presidency, to the administration of Prof. Rosa María Macías Spirit, who built the present building. During his tenure
opened the new water network and the first deep well to supply water. This hole was located in the rear of the building that houses the current Public Library "Year of Juarez." The work of greater importance and to squander its capital cost and loss of particular business was the construction of the school "President Adolfo Lopez Mateos. In many it is known that more than one occasion, due to the importance of the work, with resources from his own pocket, paid invoices of suppliers and the line lists of employees, amounts ever recovered. In further collaboration be generous in this regard.
Among the servants who accompanied him on his management Vaca Jesús Farías, I remember with particular estimate their diligent and attentive Secretary Fierros Villa Consuelo, every day they issued me the "guides" that my father could send Don Liberato Valencia (Comala) the beef and pork skins. The gentleman Jesus Canales Galindo served as an officer collector, whereas, Mr. Cornelius Fernández Flores was the driver of the truck
public toilet
The Police Headquarters was in charge of Don Cayetano P. Mendoza and the doctor of the health section was Dr. Salvador Gómez Guerra, the latter assisted by the nurse promptly Josefina Flores de Farias. For the vast knowledge he had in the area, which almost made him indispensable, was confirmed as head pantheon of popular "parrot" Manuel Salcedo Cardenas, who by the way, he served in this capacity until his death.
One of the best gardeners who have had the Armory was Don Ricardo Gonzalez Sanchez who planted and tended with special care, beautiful roses. Indeed, among other pranks of the time, young people pretended fights between gangs to distract Don Ricardo and steal the flowers. What bothered him most is that apedreáramos the leafy mango.
In 1964, given the proximity of my father's political players Manzanillo, I lived very close presidential election in which he was elected President of the Republic Licenciado Gustavo Diaz Ordaz (1964-70). I remember passing through Armory, met for the first time a presidential candidate during the campaign and what I was charged was a bus quarantine "three gold stars" who made up his entourage. One can not specify the day, the candidate was greeted at the corner of Cuauhtémoc and Progress Avenues, in what was the main center of town.
This political act Engineer I met Jesus and Alfredo Robles Martínez Ruiseco Avellaneda, in that election, were candidates for senators. I also noticed that dealt kindly with my father Captain Rafael Cordera Paredes, was said friend of my uncle Gilberto Chavez Vega, and Don Herminio Rojas Málaga, the first federal deputy candidate and the second local congressman.
teacher to replace Benito Rincón López, between the months of October and November of that year, was a candidate for Mayor of Manzanillo Don Luis García Castillo. During his tenure, he was appointed President of the H. Armory Municipal Board Don Eusebio Rincon Michel (1965-1967), educated man, discreet, honest and generous. His appointment was applauded by all social sectors of the then town of Armory.
Among the major works of these three years, include among others, building the school buildings number sixteen, the police station, health center, a playground that operated in what is now the Auditorium Prof. Ruben Tinoco Alcantar and Wellness road to Paradise. In addition to these contributions to the heritage of the people, from my point of view, the biggest work of Don "Cheb" was to coordinate with intelligence and caution all negotiations to reach Armory Municipality category.
Today, at a distance, we can see and say with pride, thanks to the tenacity of our ancestors, in the period covered by this review, consolidated the foundations that built the urban development of our people, together with its economic potential of agriculture, served as support for the May 26, 1967, by Decree No. 119, H. State Congress approve, in formal session in the school verified "President Adolfo Lopez Mateos, the creation of the Municipality of Armory.
Finally, lest we forget and in testimony of gratitude for their effort and dedication, I will try to remember the names and titles of some public servants who served the people of Armory, during the period covered by this collaboration :
The sub-delegation of the Federal Office of Finance localized in Veracruz No. 8 and his boss was Mr. Moisés Hernández León, (later was the recipient of income). Magistrates were, first, Don Eduardo Michel Michel, then, J. Felix Torres Leopoldo Curiel and finally Virgin Morfin.
The telegraph office was located along the national road in Cuauhtemoc No. 8 and was in charge of Don Luis Vázquez Morales, always supported by his faithful messenger Barba Antonio Camarena, hardworking man who alternated their employment with the sale of newspapers national movement and national lottery tickets. Together with his family in his spare time, he attended an ice cream shop owned streets was between Progreso and Veracruz
The popular Porfirio Ramirez (a) "rogue" quiet and hardworking man, was the village postmaster and Don Ramon Estrada Raya the postmaster, his office was located in street ejido. The delegation of traffic was in charge of Don Ramón Castañeda Cuauhtémoc Ayala and worked in No. 33, my uncle Emilio Perez Alcocer.
catching Revenue, which was a service within the State Treasury, working in the Yucatan No. 9 and was how Don Adolfo Bustos bosses and later to Moses Solórzano Hernández León. Juanita worked there Sánchez Mora, Silvia Michel Ofelia Ortega, Maria del Rosario Moreno, Jorge Méndez Méndez Ventura Ventura and José Pedro Rizo
Múñoz
Don was the Chief of Station. One can not specify the charges, then worked J. Ventura Cervantes, Jose Moreno, Abraham Amezcua, Fernando J. Ballesteros Cobian Jesus Gutierrez.
* The author is a member of the State Council of the Chronicle, Colima Association of Journalists and Writers, and Writers' Association of Cities and Towns of the State of Colima.
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