Period After Brazillian Wax

Cuyutlán: vocation popular tourist destination

Published in Journal of Colima
Sunday March 30, 2008 Miguel Chavez



Cuyutlán MICHEL *, land and open sea salt all-time, heavy surf beach famed for its beautiful spectacle of the "green wave" and imposing white foam in their fantastic sunsets sunsets, from time immemorial has been and remains, a place suitable for social tourism, where, for generations, for purposes of entertainment and recreation, strains from the west of the republic are organized for travel holiday periods and mostly sleep in guest houses, family houses, tents or tent, the latter, raised on the darkened beach sands.

There, around a campfire, dancing, singing, playing or discussing the night in pleasant talk, witty jokes or pranks funny in more than one occasion, the brightness of the moon and the loud roar of the waves vast ocean for decades have been witness to reinforce stealthy friendships, courtships building, tearing or breaking hearts longed commitments.

Indeed, by its focus Cuyutlán open beach is a tourist destination popular predominantly tilt and top resort tradition in the state, thus its busiest visitors is available in Christmas season and Easter. In small proportion, on the weekends.

Cuyutlán The word is derived from the Nahuatl "coyotl" meaning "coyote" and ending "tlan" connoting "place ..", then then, addressing the roots of the word, Cuyutlán means "place of coyotes."

An old one of this area is found in the "Relationship brief summary" (1554) the degree of Quinones Lorenzo Lebron when he mentioned "Coyutla" as site producer of salt from the pre-Conquest era, ancient sea spa open. Certainly Cuyutlán, has also been very involved in the production of organic salt, famous and highly prized for its large white grain. From earlier times the exploitation of salt began in February and ends in May. Therefore, its production attracts hundreds of laborers who give life to the population center and finished the season return to their place of origin (Villa de Alvarez and Comala).

Thanks to the rich offerings of pre-Conquest pottery located on their soil, we can say that from archaic times was inhabited by primitive peoples, whose main population centers were located in what today is known by the names "Tepalcates" " The Plum "," Cuyutlancillo "and" Palo Verde ". Among

parcels, mercedes, judgments, foreclosures and inheritance, land tenure and its salt marshes, were usufruct, among others, the conquerors of Iniestra and Alfonso Juan Martín de Trejo. Then they owned the Captain Rodrigo de Brizuela and real Ensign Bartolomé de Brizuela. Subsequently, the Conde de Regla owned the Don Pedro Romero de Terreros, her granddaughter Marquesa de Herrera, Francisco Santacruz Escobar, widow Doña Clemencia Ceballos Santacruz, Santacruz Francisco Ramirez, Juan R. Salinas, Catalina and Salvador Echeverría and finally, in the first third of the twentieth century, the estate of Cuyutlán was fractionated in a little over forty small holdings and the creation of ejidos Cuyutlán and Luis Echeverria Alvarez.

reform During the war, President Benito Juarez in their journey for the Republic, was awarded to Colima erected in honor of constitutional government headquarters March 25 to April 11, 1858. After spending 15 days in the state capital, on its way to the port of Manzanillo, the worthy Cuyutlán stayed in the evening of the 8th to the morning of April 9.

the absence of means of communication between the port of Manzanillo and Colima city, as the sidewalk bordering the lagoon Cuyutlán in the rainy season was impassable, initiated by the American Consul Augusto Morrill, in 1871 commissioned a "steamer Colima called" which sailed from Manzanillo to Cuyutlancillo, in this context and in order to expand services to navigation great river, the engineer Rosario Banda, taking advantage of the cause of the estuary "Palo Verde" projected a canal to supply the pond with the river Cuyutlán Armory, dredging began in 1874 but was not completed because of a media work until the year 1882, which opened the narrow gauge railroad.

The coconut palm is a plant native to the Pacific coast sur de Asia. Fue traída a América por el navegante Álvaro de Mandaría, quien arribo al puerto de Santiago de Colima en 1569 procedente de las islas Salomón. Con la ayuda de esclavos filipinos llamados: “indios chinos”, los españoles realizaron en Cuyutlán las primeras plantaciones del cocotero y aprendieron su uso integral, aprovecharon el fruto, su madera, palapas, estopa e inclusive su sabia, que se deleita en exquisita “tuba”.

Con la construcción de la vía angosta del ferrocarril en 1882 esta zona se integró, primero, con el puerto de Manzanillo y la ciudad de Colima y posteriormente en 1908 con otras metrópolis del país. Aquí, en 1882 se registró the first workers' strike in the state (150 railroad workers complained that wages were lowered from $ 0.75 to $ 0.62 cents a day).

the route of the railway started from Manzanillo to Colima, Mr. Finch and Narciso Seferino Palencia begun in 1887, the nascent hotel industry with the construction of "Hotel Pacific." Don Manuel Ceballos In 1896 he joined the company in place of Mr. Palencia. In 1905, Mr. Huard takes the actions of Mr. Finch and in 1910 Don Manuel Ceballos is the sole owner of the property transforming it with a new building, in "Grand Hotel Ceballos."

In 1908 it was inaugurated rail from Guadalajara to Manzanillo by Don Porfirio Díaz the influx of tourists was increasing mainly in the seasons of Christmas and Easter. To celebrate this event Don Francisco Ramirez Santacruz building hotels, "One" and "Two." After the cyclone of 1918, Ceballos Enrique Cardenas, son of Don Manuel Ceballos built the second building of "Hotel Ceballos." In 1920 Don Rafael Agraz erected the "Hotel Zapotlán" and in 1931 built the "Hotel Madrid" administered by Vicente Bayard.

With the growth of this center of population, December 9, 1911, by decree of H. State Congress Cuyutlán the spa, was elevated to the category of people. In that year, the village was located between the existing garden and the railway station and its rustic homes were built with thatched or shingle. In the beach area as well as the great "hotel ceballos" and hotels "One" and "Two" was the home of the family De la Madrid. They were wooden and in front of them, only in holiday periods, booths were installed where there were small rooms with thatched divisions that served to bathers undress and take off the salt water with fresh water gourd was placed in drums or brick pools

For the purposes of providing a better service to the swimmers of the era, Don Manuel Ceballos acquired in 1911 a "tram mules" to transport passengers from the station to the beach. In the same year establishing the practice of placing oceanfront "parasols" and "reclining chairs, and a" little of boards "of the hotel to the sea. Habits that fortunately still preserved.

Governor In 1924 Gerardo Hurtado Suárez attending the enthusiasm of Daniel Inda, Nicasio Barreto and Enrique Ceballos Cárdenas began building a gap of Colima to the hill Cuyutlán of salt, in what would later become the outline of the road. In June 1927, the Cristeros under Jose Gomez entered the village and burned Cuyutlán the estate owned by the then Governor Solórzano Bejar.

Between 3 and 9 June 1932 were registered in any state strong earthquakes, whose aftershocks continued the following day, therefore, at 7 am on June 22, 1932 there was an earthquake, the waters reached to the railroad station where the victims were also addressed. For this phenomenon, most of the people changed their residence to the former hamlet of Armory. The reconstruction

Cuyutlán, in 1937 the governor Miguel G. Santana joined a committee were: Chairman Don Carlos Ceballos Silva, Secretary Don Alfonso de la Madrid Castro and Treasurer Mr. Eduardo Brun. This group, among other works managed the construction of the seawall Cuyutlán which was called "Walk of States", as all institutions of the republic participated with donations for its construction. Therefore, in gratitude, were placed on benches made of granite, the names and coats of arms engraved in porcelain Puebla each and every one of the then 29 States, 2 Territories and Federal District. The boardwalk that links the hotel to the beach area was opened in 1938. In response to the enthusiasm to "Don Caco Ceballos" in 1940 began the Sunday train service from Colima to Cuyutlán. Fate worked until the inauguration of the road to the spa (1952).

In 1944, Don Carlos Ceballos Silva and Francisco Vizcaino Fernandez swimmer organized the first quartet of lifeguards in the state. Among the initial swimmers were: Manuel Michel Corona "el Chino", Salvador Madrid "El Guero", Víctor Vázquez "The Cirulín" and Pablo Torres "The Crab." In the following decades were integrated, inter alia, Gil Cabrera Gudiño "El Zarco" Manuel Ochoa "The Cordovan" Miguel Toscano "the Chivis" Ramon Cruz "Panoche, Ramon Moreno" the Great ", Hector Vega" the Gacho "and Guillermo Morales" the jug. "

efforts of the governor by Mr. Manuel Gudino Díaz, in 1945 opened the night train services. First, only the holy days of Guadalajara Cuyutlán and thereafter until their settlement in the eighties, three times a week from Guadalajara to Manzanillo.

In 1955 at the request of the mayor of Felipe Guzman Manzanillo Governor General J. Messina Jesús González Lugo changed the old benches and planters boardwalk side and was established with six lamps, electric lighting service for which, with the cooperation of hoteliers, they acquired a small plant of light.

In 1969 Armory being mayor of Gonzales Espinosa and Don Rosalío State Governor Professor Pablo Silva García, were placed on the boardwalk, overlooking the sea, strong light reflectors, which, at night, passersby admired stunning and high waves with white foam. In 1975 the governor Noriega Arturo Pizano, lateral to the railway, built by the road dune Cuyutlán Campos (now line the highway to Manzanillo).

With the support of Mr. Carlos Vázquez Oldenburg, where this writer Mayor, Governor Elias Zamora Verduzco authorized and was built in 1990 extending the boardwalk to the extent that we currently have. In recent days, Governor inaugurated Silverio Cavazos Ceballos, among other important works, the first stage of the renovation of pier Cuyutlán. Further, the present municipal administration chaired by my friend Juan Manuel Covarrubias Leyva has organized the first and second edition of "Carnival Cuyutlán, an event that has the central aim of reviving the economy of this major resort. As

will be seen Cuyutlán has always been on their jobs to periodically generate their salt and a vocation for social tourism (most visitors) that due to circumstances inherent in holiday cycles in which the workforce they are embedded, are custom to visit only two times a year and camping on the beach, tradition, not to be missed.

In this situation, improving the food and not killing the "goose that lays the golden eggs", inclusive and propositional attitudes, service providers, residents and authorities, we will and effort to join together to find alternatives that will attract tourists holiday periods and convince them not offering better products and excellent services to other segments of passengers and pedestrians. Say NO to YES to confrontation and economic recovery. Armory Cuyutlán deserve and need.

Credits. The data reported here were compiled, among other readings, chronicles: "By far and around me" by Carlos Ceballos Silva and "Maid in Cuyutlán" Gil Cabrera Gudiño.

* 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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COMMENT:

J. Guadalupe Preciado Delgado
To chavezmichel@gmail.com
Date: May 6, 2008 11:54
Subject: Greetings

Lito (respectfully). My name is J. Guadalupe Preciado Delgado, son of Don Lupe Preciado. I live in Los Angeles California. I read the reviews you've written about our armory and I find very interesting. In fact this morning I was reading for about an hour and the way you wrote it is attractive and entertaining.

Look, my son is taking the third grade and the teacher has is of American descent, more specifically his father's and mother of the Savior Honduras. Days ago told me that his maternal grandfather was from the city of Colima and had been sent to Honduras to study. According to her great-grandfather's name was Quinn. Even she says that there is a picture in which he appears in the city of Colima. She showed me great pleasure to know that I was the state of Colima and is very interested in acquiring knowledge and know if you have relatives in Colima. I think I mentioned that the family of his great grandfather had a hardware store in the city of Colima. There is a chance you can help? or who have to resort to this? I think you're too busy, but if you have time, please write me and give me ideas.

OH I almost forgot. Who is the woman who was then mayor Ernesto Marquez? Have any relationship with Ernesto?. Thank you very much for giving you the time to read this email and please ignore my spelling mistakes. Bye and congratulations for your work. Sincerely your server. J. Guadalupe Preciado Delgado

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J. Guadalupe Preciado Delgado and Paisano

Dear friend: Thanks for telling me

"Lito" nickname will gladly allow my countryman and friend. I read your warm welcome mail that I received the exciting news that my countrymen living in the U.S., through my web booklet, are aware of my modest cyber effort, which has the main purpose of rescuing, preserving and promoting the history of our people. Thereupon, corresponding to very much appreciate your generous comments that in this way I communicate your address to send you a booklet entitled "ARMORY, A VIEW TO THE PAST", which is in press and that the company will present on 25 armeritense May this year.

With regard to the concern of your child's teacher and his great-grandfather on mother's surname Quintero, comment like that will inquire the Quintero family history of Colima, for which you apply, either directly or your duct the full name of his great-grandfather or at least, besides the last name (Quintero)'s middle name (mother). For now proceed to investigate which Quintero families are or have been owners of some of the hardware stores in the city of Colima.

Turning to the last of your questions after the Municipal President Ernesto Marquez Guerrero was Ms. Maria Lourdes Márquez Jiménez and has no relationship with Ernesto Marquez. Have Furthermore, you agree that Mrs. Lourdes is from the city of Colima and for a little over twenty years lies in the resort of Cuyutlán.

In this context I share the following information:

Mayors. Name Number Period

Political Party
1 Rosalío González Espinosa (1968-1970) (PRI) 2 J.
Felix Delgado Velázquez (1971-1973) (PRI)
3 Salvador Nolasco Mora (1974-1976) (PRI) 4 Victor Manuel Jaramillo
Carrillo (1977-1979) (PRI)
5 Rosa María Macías Spirit (1980-1982) ( PRI) Virgin
6 Salvador Orozco (1983-1985) (PRI)
7 Cesáreo Muñiz Sosa (1986-1988) (PRI)
8 Miguel Chavez Michel (1989-1991) (PRI)
9 Brambila Alvarado Roque (1992-1994 ) (PRI)
10 Carlos Cruz Mendoza (1995-1997) (PRI) 11 Rubén Vélez
Morelos (1998-2000) (PRI)
12 Rosa Elena Pérez Carrillo (2000) (PRI)
13 Izunza Burceaga Beatriz Guadalupe (2000-2003) (PAN) Marquez Ernesto Guerrero
14 (2003-2006) (PRD) 15 Mary
Lourdes Márquez Jiménez (2006) (PRD) 16 Juan Manuel Covarrubias
Leyva (2006-2009) (PRI)

I greet with affection. Your friend forever. Lito.

RE: Thanks Friend
From: J. Guadalupe Preciado (jpreciado@directrac.com)
Posted: Monday, May 12, 2008 8:07:59 pm
To: Miguel Chavez Michel (chavezmichel@hotmail.com)

Lito, I was very glad that you answered my mail. I've been reading a lot of your stories and I think very interesting. I read what you wrote about the origin of our beloved people and where it got its name. What I like is that you have arguments to support what you write. In the month of January, I visited my parents and talk with Israel Chavez (the Chinese) told me stories of when cattle herdsman your uncle Cheno. Everything was nice in its day. There was much peace in our village. Hey, I like your stories you talk about the charisma that had some of the characters in the history of Armory. I was very moved when you talk about Chato Covarrubias. By the way, a very fine person. I also remember Don Eduardo Michel Fontana, his wife, Esperanza Retolaza. Lito know, when I started to realize that you existed in the Armory, I thought or had the idea for your belongings left conservative PRI., or that you were raising a new political movement. But eventually I realized that you priíista the bone. Keep writing more history. I would like you to write biographies of our old, who speaks of his roots, from whence they came, and so on.

Regarding my son's teacher, and I gave him your email address for your type, is very excited. She says her Mama said long ago that she thought was blood because he liked Mexican ranchera music. So waiting for news of her. Lito, when you any chance, say hello to your sister Nena, sometimes talk to her and she made me a very nice person. Lito

Well, take look forward and not get tired of writing. Nice to greet you sincerely, J. Guadalupe Preciado. MAIL RECEIVED


Miguel Chavez Michel
First of all, congratulations, your blog is very good. My name is Nestor Corona Morales, I am a doctoral student in geography offered by the UNAM, campus Morelia (Center for Research in Environmental Geography). Right now I'm starting to develop my thesis is titled "Assessment of vulnerability to tsunamis in Cuyutlán, Colima." An important part for such work, is the gradual rebuilding of the town from 1932 to date. Therefore, the information you publish is of utmost importance to me. Titululé this email, thanks, because the work you do in favor of spreading the culture of the state, I find admirable. Atte. Nestor Morales Corona


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not without first thanking his generous comments I share the great joy that gives me the welcome news that his doctoral thesis entitled "Evaluation of vulnerability to tsunamis in Cuyutlán, Colima" where, no doubt, be considered professionally, the gradual rebuilding of the town Cuyutlán, devastated, by reason of the tidal wave (tsunami) registered on June 22, 1932. If I can help, with its methodological orientation, I get to their respectable orders. I do not know if you know Cuyutlán or is from the State of Colima, and the motivations that led him to choose this exciting topic. Regardless, get my enthusiastic congratulations. I hope that after the end of his thesis, share it with fellow writers in the state of Colima. Orders to stay respectable. You. Very respectfully. Miguel Chavez Michel.
October 8, 2009 MAIL RECEIVED



Zaragoza María Elena said ... Hi Lito read
Articles and left me blown away many happy is very nice to see the history of Armory and fences that when one is not interested in history like that when you live and starts nodding lay the nostalgia of being so far but thank god you wrote all this so do not forget to name all of the State of Colima will thank you very much and I hope I know him very soon. Sincerely. Maria Elena Zaragoza in Seattle Wa.
December 6, 2008 14:28

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Thanks for your feedback. When you visit Colima do not hesitate to contact me. Yours sincerely. Miguel Chavez Michel

Spray Tan With Fake Nails

Published in Diario de Colima
March 4, 2007

Miguel Chavez
WHEN MICHEL *
Armory ranching was elevated to the village, according to the decree number 44, issued on April 29, 1935 by H. State Congress, were part of its jurisdiction the municipal commissioners of buddies, Cualata (Venustiano Carranza today) Independence and Periquillo. All dependent on the municipality of Manzanillo.

On May 26, 1967, by Decree No. 119, amended article 104 of the Constitution of the Free and Sovereign State of Colima, to erect the then village in the tenth Armory municipality of our state. For this, 330 square kilometers were segregated the municipality of Manzanillo and 62 to the Coquimatlán. In this context, the Armory population was given the status of municipal and included within its jurisdiction the villages of Cuyutlán Periquillo and Brotherhood of Juárez, the resort of Paradise, and the villages of Skunk (now The Kings) Rincón de López, Coastecomatán, The Puertecito, Cualatilla (now Augusto Gomez Villanueva) and The Crossed. In

transients comment decree, ordered its second article verbatim: "... In the course of this year, in accordance with the provisions of the State Electoral Act, there shall be elections for members H. Constitutional City Armory, which will take office on January 1968, and meanwhile continue to serve the existing authorities in various locations in this jurisdiction, under the administrative authority of the municipalities of Manzanillo and Coquimatlán ... "

With this background context, Sunday 19 November 1967 local elections were made to integrate the first City Armory, the following people were elected: Mayor: Rosalio González Espinosa, Alternate: Arturo Zorrero Linares. Rulers owners: Rafael Aguilar Villalvazo, Juan Nepomuceno Chávez Mendoza, Cristina Gutierrez and Manuel Medina Núñez Osorio. Substitutes: Daniel Macías Macías, Luis Pérez Rosales, Joseph Moses and God Celedón Pedro González Santacruz. Source: Official Journal of the State of Colima, published on December 16, 1967.

To the solemn installation of the first Armory Hall was declared a local official site then occupied by Film Victoria, which was located on the corner of Hidalgo and Veracruz streets, opposite the main garden, where he currently is the multipurpose room. So, at twelve o'clock on Monday the first of January 1968, was installed for a period of three years, the first Town Hall Armory.

About this unexpected event, I remember that as the ten o'clock, I arrived at my uncle's chocomilería Cheno (Juan Nepomuceno Chávez Mendoza) that was located on Progress Avenue (now Juan Oseguera Velázquez) and together with my great-uncle and Mr. Daniel Macias (maternal grandfather of the Profra. Rosa María Macías Spirit), we went to the building of the then H. Municipal Board, recently refurbished by its last president Michel Don Eusebio Rincon, who received us are VIP. Were already in place, the mayor Rosalío González Espinosa and most of the aldermen elected.

Minutes then came the Prof.. Juan Oseguera Velazquez, senior officer of the Congress, who immediately explained how the public meeting would take place the first chapter and who would be in the presidium. Then, together with the licensed José Pérez Mendoza and Eliseo Alcala arrived Esperanza Avalos Arroyo Leyva, MP from the Seventh District comprising the towns of Armory and Manzanillo. Subsequently, we received, among other guests, the federal deputy for the Second District, Ramiro Santana Ugarte and local representatives of the Legislature XLII Santos Ramirez and Roberto Alfonso Romo Terriquez.

Before noon, the governor was Prof.. Pablo Silva García and accompanied him on the official vehicle Mr. Noriega Arturo Pizano, secretary general of the government and the deputy chairman of the State Congress, Prof.. Lucas Huerta Dueñas. Next, the delegation headed by the governor moved on foot to the Film Victoria where they were greeted with music, confetti, cheers and applause.

The venue was decorated on its sides with bunches of coconut and banana plants with its majestic fruit. Although the sun covered the whole of the blue seats, no one moved from its place. With excitement, we witnessed the ceremony that gave their oath of members of the first Town Hall Armory y escuchamos con atención la correspondiente declaratoria de instalación.

Una vez que fueron despedidos los funcionarios estatales y federales, don Eusebio Michel Rincón entregó a don Rosalío González Espinoza las llaves del edificio que albergó la otrora H. Junta Municipal y que a partir de ese momento se transformaba en presidencia municipal. Los miembros del cabildo, en un bello gesto de cortesía acompañaron hasta su domicilio particular al ya expresidente de la H. Junta Municipal de Armería, que se situaba a una cuadra de distancia.

Después de una breve reunión del cabildo, el presidente municipal dio a conocer los siguientes nombramientos: secretario del ayuntamiento: Gustavo Sotomayor de la Mora, City Treasurer: Gabriel Mendoza Lomeli (father of current Mayor of Manzanillo) Civil Registry clerk: Profra. Carlota Alvarez Mendez, commander of the police: Luis Rebolledo Zamora Municipal Abattoir Inspector: Faustino Gutierrez Vizcaino and president of the Municipal Institute of Child Protection (Inpi Before today DIF) to Eugenia Gonzalez Espinosa.

Then, on one side of the chair, Mr. Candelario Arellano Munguia was presented with the Commander of Police Mr. Luis Rebolledo Zamora. According to the decree No. 24 issued on December 29, 1967, the fledgling body of Public Safety joined the fledgling municipality a commander, a sergeant, a corporal, driver and eight policemen. Later in

Prof. binding. Juan Oseguera Velázquez and other friends we move into the house of Dona Rafaela Espinosa Rodriguez, mother of the first mayor of Armory, where we tasted a delicious birria which gave to celebrate the events narrated here. There, Prof.. Velázquez Oseguera invited me to participate in a project called "History of Colima graphic" and that on another occasion I will relate.

State Congress approved to cover the expenses and obligations of the first town hall, in the year 1968, an expenditure budget of 732 000 62.44 pesos, or a little over 61 thousand dollars a month. The most important investment was 40 thousand dollars for public works.

Among the squares and approved monthly wages are the following: a mayor two thousand dollars plus 500 for representation expenses, a thousand 100 Town Clerk, a municipal treasurer and a thousand police commander 900. The office of alderman was entirely honorary and received no compensation, so many services with enthusiasm and passion timely performed.

's workforce is the town hall was made up of a total of fifteen employees: a driver cleaning public toilet three servants, a civil registration clerk, a stenographer secretary responsible for archiving and correspondence, a concierge, a health worker, a nurse, an officer servicer, fiscal agent notifier, a gardener, a watchman in charge of the water well and a plumber. All of them earned a salary of 705 pesos a month.

For each of the Municipal Boards of Cuyutlán and Brotherhood of Juarez authorized a workforce of six elements: A president, secretary and collector officer, two policemen and a public toilet manager. The first with a monthly salary of 705 pesos and the rest 660. Source: Decree No. 24 published in the Official Journal of the State of Colima on December 29 1967.

* The author is a member of the State Council of the Chronicle, Colima Association of Journalists and Writers and Journalists Association of Towns and Cities of the State of Colima. Chavezmichel@colima.com

chavezmichel@gmail.com

Correspondence received:

SUBJECT: Thanks for these texts Armory.
DE: Enrique Ramos (refacciones1@pontiacguadalajara.com)
SENT: Saturday, May 17, 2008 2:02:20 pm
TO: chavezmichel@hotmail.com

Thank you Mr. Mr.

I greatly enriched their texts as a server is in love with his beautiful state of Colima, but I'm from Guadalajara

ANSWER: Dear

Enrique Ramos. Not without your kind comment thank her loving acknowledge receipt mail. Yours sincerely. Very respectfully. Miguel Chavez Michel.

Transiting In Keflavik

First Second City Council 1968-1970 City Council 1971 - 1973 Third

Published in Diario de Colima
Sunday September 23, 2007 Miguel Chavez



MICHEL * Nineteen seventy was an election year in which simultaneously, in our state, is elected President, senators, congressmen federal, local legislators, mayors and aldermen of the ten municipalities of the state. After then, as was every three years, again there was a realignment of political forces of the time where Armory, was no exception.

Thus, the first of September of that year as part of the federal legislature XLVIII senators took office in Colima (1970-1976) the degree Aurora Gutiérrez Ruvalcaba and Don Roberto Pizano Saucedo. Federal Deputies (1970-1973) by the first district Dr. José Fernando Rivas Guzmán and the second Professor José Ernesto Díaz López.

surrendered their protest in December as President of the Republic, Mr. Luis Echeverria Alvarez (1970-1976). By the way, corresponded to Dr. José Fernando Rivas Guzmán putting on the presidential sash to the new president of the Nation. Many Colima, including this writer, through television, whose images were observed only in black and white, we were witnesses to this event.

For the period 1970-1973, the then seventh local electoral district comprising the municipalities of Armory and Manzanillo, was elected local MP Don Ramón Sánchez Casillas as his running mate being my friend Hector Pineda Lugo. During the first year in office Ramon Casillas unfortunately died, so he concluded the commissioning his deputy Pineda Héctor Lugo.
Given this complex scenario of rapid mobility between political actors, which in practice initiating the fight for the nomination for governor of the State (1973-1979), in Armory passed the final year of the municipal administration headed by Mr. Rosalio Gonzalez Espinosa (1967-1970).

Thus, between April and September this year, closely related to political campaigns in consideration, low to high, you could hear voices in the collective imagination in favor or against candidates for municipal president of Armory . Most of them, waved and left to see the candidates side of senators and federal and local levels. Others, through his followers, organized support structures and harangued the masses in search of their support.
Among applicants with more assets in their favor, topping the list Lino Perez Corona had been alderman (1965-1967) in the municipality of Manzanillo. His main support came from the peasant sector and young athletes. Who else drove his candidacy was his fellow farmers in the ejido commissioner president of Armory, Simon Sanchez Leal.

Next in popularity of the successful farmers and smallholders leader Jose Antonio Covarrubias Rodríguez. Given its stable economic situation, pleasant character and social profile had the affection and generosity of prestigious entrepreneurs Tecoman and Colima, and as friendship and confidence of senior officials of state government.

Third, and with many chances of success mentioned Professor Leobardo Alcantar Juarez. Serious man, respectful and polite while serving as director of the morning shift of the federal Elementary Revolution. Furthermore, in as president of the Municipal Committee of the PRI was in the privileged coordinate parcel of political campaigns, allowing him to approach the ruling class of the state capital.

Fourth and not least, was appointed prof. J. Felix Delgado Velázquez, group master Federal Elementary School Revolution Treasurer Armory ejido commissioner and secretary general of the municipal committee of the PRI. He was the eldest son of one of the founders of the town, Don Estanislao Delgado Zamora and enjoyed the support of Professor José Ernesto Díaz López, secretary general of the League of farming communities and peasant unions in the state of Colima (CNC).

So in the second fortnight of September of 1970 word spread that the Institutional Revolutionary Party candidate would be Professor J. Felix Delgado Velázquez. Being a young professional his candidacy sparked renewed vigor. Through partnerships with local political actors all the candidates joined his candidacy. To do this, was much the ability of two leaders with experience in political negotiation, as were Don Roberto Pizano Ernesto Diaz Saucedo and Jose Lopez, who managed to integrate a formula unit.

In this vein the return settled as follows: candidate for president, Professor J. Felix Delgado Velázquez. For an alternate was chosen by Mrs. Maria de Jesus Chavez Lomeli, nice woman, enduring and charismatic. For council candidates were selected representatives of various social segments. For the agricultural sector is postulated to Simon and J. Sanchez Leal Refugio Mendoza Farias, both presidents of commissioners, the first in the Armoury ejido ejido and the second Brotherhood of Juarez, taking as alternates, respectively, Emilio Pérez Sandoval Independencia ejido and Miss Adelina González Sánchez representing youth.

popular sector for my father was appointed Miguel Chavez Vega, who was the leader of the tablajeros and secretary general of the union of municipal market tenants. His deputy was Alfonso Farias Ruelas, leader of the factory workers shredded coconut. For the CTM completed the formula, as owner Jerónimo Gómez Contreras, (a) "The Dancer" and substitute Leonardo Cuevas García.

Following an enthusiastic and colorful checked election campaign on Sunday 15 November. With the assistance of Governor Pablo Garcia Silva, the installation ceremony of the second council took place on December 31 at the Lions Club facilities that were located on the north side of the City Hall (Calle Chihuahua No. 16, current family home of the descendants of Jose Antonio Covarrubias Rodríguez).

As anecdote that night, while the Lions Club was developed formal sitting of the council, at the same time, at the kiosk in the garden with unusual speed, a group of young men with picks and shovels demolished some unseemly urinals were built by the administration concluded its management, to assist parishioners who attended Sunday to Sunday dances that were organized in support of the wonderful charitable activities that developed the National Institute of Child Protection ( Inpi). This fact led to an unfortunate clash between the outgoing and incoming authorities. The truth is, Mayor J. Felix Velazquez Delgado had nothing to do with this matter and I will chance that some day, I know what part of these events.

After the euphoria of the inauguration, the first of January 1971, the magistrate issued the following appointments: Town Clerk the young student of the then law school, Miguel Angel Ramos, treasurer private accountant, Isaac Delgado Ramirez, manager of the civil registry office, Professor Pedro Delgado Velazquez commander J. police Dolores Radillo Mancilla and trail manager, Miguel Ruelas Jaramillo.

As the new treasurer was the nephew of the mayor and the brand manager of the registrar's office was nothing less than his brother, immediately, these two appointments were questioned, both by members of the council, for large sections of the population. I remember that he accused the mayor of nepotism. I am sure, that there never was bad faith or unwholesome intentions of Professor J. Felix Delgado Velázquez in arranging the appointments described. They were his most trusted men and also the excellent proxy personal and professional background. In fact, Isaac Delgado Ramirez, loyal and discreet friend, was an honest and hardworking professional. Pedro Delgado Velázquez, besides being a good teacher was an attentive, respectful, inherited from his parents the gift of people.

a few weeks, with the consent of the assembly building industry, the mayor made the following changes: Michel Ortega Mariano substituted in the treasury to Isaac Ramírez Delgado and instead of Professor Pedro Delgado Velazquez took over the civil registry office Eduardo Michel Fontana. Subsequently, Sotomayor Gustavo Mora took over the secretariat of the council to fill the vacancy left by Miguel Angel Ramos. Finally, in response to J. Dolores Radillo Mancilla received an invitation to work in the direction of travel of the state, Francisco Cordova Espinosa was appointed commander of the police.

Perhaps these facts, optimistic and sociable nature of the teacher J. Felix Delgado Velázquez changed adopting attitudes that hindered cautious for the remainder of his administration, communication between rulers and ruled. Notwithstanding above, in the distance, his works remain and continue to be an example of tenacity and effort.

Among the public work in this period is the construction of the High School Teacher "Helt Antonio Barbosa," the clinic of the Mexican Institute of Social Security and the remodeling of the Armory and Cuyutlán gardens with new lighting fixtures. As regards the IMSS clinic, despite its importance, the young athletes disagreement with the donation made by the council of the land on which stood the sports field, in response to their demanding reproach, with the support of Governor Pablo Garcia Silva built a modern and well equipped sports complex.

In this period the Armory Student Cultural Association (Acea) Year founded the Public Library of Juarez and the delegation Armory Mexican Red Cross. Also, with the support of the municipal league of popular organizations (CNOP) that led my father Miguel Chavez Vega was the service workers union at Armory Hall, and its first leader Michel Eduardo Fontana.

Finally, at three in the afternoon of January 30th of 1973 was a strong earthquake measuring six degrees on the Richter scale. The epicenter was located between Armory and Tecomán. A third Most of the houses collapsed, including my parents. The other houses were seriously damaged. The parish church was also badly damaged.

In the first days of February, the President, Luis Echeverria, and the state governor, Pablo Silva García, personally toured the disaster area and undertook to pay attention to the victims. On instructions from above the graduate director Eliseo Arroyo Alcalá Indeco implemented statewide emergency programs for the reconstruction of walls and construction of new housing.

* The author is a member of the State Council of the Chronicle, the Association of Colima Journalists and Writers, and Writers' Association of Cities and Towns of the State of Colima.

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