Jeronimo Siller
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Jeronimo Siller was an inventor, politician and Mexican military
man who participated in the Mexican Revolution
, being one of its precursors.
He was a Governor of Nuevo León replacing General Porfirio G. González.
His brother Jose Maria Siller Gomez was protected by Dr. Don Alberto Siller who was their relative. Siller was able to learn by his account English, Drawing
and Mechanics
. He worked in the smelting factory Estrella and, later, he installed his own factory in Monterrey. He canalized all that learning towards his inventions; he designed all of a series of apparatuses to adapt them to motors and diverse machines. He also liked agriculture, mainly the culture of orange trees, walnuts and other fruit trees.
Monterrey
, Nuevo León
Precursor of the Mexican Revolution
, Siller formed a political club to support Francisco I. Gonzalez, collaborating in its presidential campaign. In 1913, after Henry Lane Wilson
supported la decena tragica
, he was apprehended by the regime of Victoriano Huerta and, in company of Nicéforo Zambrano, Alfredo Perez and other Maderistas militants, lead to the Republic's Capital. The opportune intervention of Jeronimo Trevino and Rodolfo Reyes avoided their execution. Deported to the United States, Siller resided in that country without breaking away from the enemy military fronts against Huerta's usurping government. Once organized the constitutionalist movement, he crossed the border and later joined the forces of Pablo González and Antonio I. Villarreal, later those of Lucio Blanco. He participated in diverse forms in the fight against Huerta and the Federal Army; after fighting battle in the Fort, he was commissioned to obtain arms in the country border; even though he had a fractured arm, he also undertook the task of repairing guns and arms in his smelting factory. To all these activities, Siller added his participation in the political and administrative life of Nuevo León. Thus, already in 1912 he had been named chief of Monterrey's City council. Later, and with his personal budget, he founded and presided over the Progressive Constitutional Party, platform by means of which impelled the campaign for governor of Nicéforo Zambrano that obtained the triumph. Substitute mayor in 1917 and the following year proprietary Mayor of Monterrey, in 1925 Siller was appointed temporary governor replacing Porfirio G. González that had been under riot act
. The 16 September 1927 he rendered his last government report and the following month gave the power to Aaron Saenz.
Torreón
, Coahuila
Some of the politic activities of Mr. Jerónimo Siller were firstly with the Gral. Guerrero, later in the campaign of the Gral. Fortunato Zuazua, Juan Gutiérrez, Gral. Jesus Gutiérrez Garza, and with the Gral. Juan Andrew Almazán, of whom was personal friend by many years, and during the Escobarista Revolution, Mr. Jerónimo Siller was Senator of the Republic, and the Gral. Almazán designated him as general supplier of his military column, with seat in the city of Torreón
, Coahuila
.
Honest and working man, Jeronimo Siller always had a clean executive trajectory during his administration, trying to govern without prejudices nor antagonisms.
Siller, Jeronimo died in Monterrey 14 March 1962.
Military
A military is an organization authorized by its greater society to use lethal force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or perceived threats. The military may have additional functions of use to its greater society, such as advancing a political agenda e.g...
man who participated in the Mexican Revolution
Mexican Revolution
The Mexican Revolution was a major armed struggle that started in 1910, with an uprising led by Francisco I. Madero against longtime autocrat Porfirio Díaz. The Revolution was characterized by several socialist, liberal, anarchist, populist, and agrarianist movements. Over time the Revolution...
, being one of its precursors.
He was a Governor of Nuevo León replacing General Porfirio G. González.
Biography
Jeronimo was born in the Property of San Pedro Garza García September 30, 1880. His family was formed by three children, Jose Maria Siller Gomez, a woman of which name is not known and died at a very young age, and finally Don Jerónimo Siller Gomez, who became an orphan at age 10.His brother Jose Maria Siller Gomez was protected by Dr. Don Alberto Siller who was their relative. Siller was able to learn by his account English, Drawing
Drawing
Drawing is a form of visual art that makes use of any number of drawing instruments to mark a two-dimensional medium. Common instruments include graphite pencils, pen and ink, inked brushes, wax color pencils, crayons, charcoal, chalk, pastels, markers, styluses, and various metals .An artist who...
and Mechanics
Mechanics
Mechanics is the branch of physics concerned with the behavior of physical bodies when subjected to forces or displacements, and the subsequent effects of the bodies on their environment....
. He worked in the smelting factory Estrella and, later, he installed his own factory in Monterrey. He canalized all that learning towards his inventions; he designed all of a series of apparatuses to adapt them to motors and diverse machines. He also liked agriculture, mainly the culture of orange trees, walnuts and other fruit trees.
Monterrey
Monterrey
Monterrey , is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the...
, Nuevo León
Nuevo León
Nuevo León It is located in Northeastern Mexico. It is bordered by the states of Tamaulipas to the north and east, San Luis Potosí to the south, and Coahuila to the west. To the north, Nuevo León has a 15 kilometer stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border adjacent to the U.S...
Precursor of the Mexican Revolution
Mexican Revolution
The Mexican Revolution was a major armed struggle that started in 1910, with an uprising led by Francisco I. Madero against longtime autocrat Porfirio Díaz. The Revolution was characterized by several socialist, liberal, anarchist, populist, and agrarianist movements. Over time the Revolution...
, Siller formed a political club to support Francisco I. Gonzalez, collaborating in its presidential campaign. In 1913, after Henry Lane Wilson
Henry Lane Wilson
Henry Lane Wilson was an American diplomat.-Biography:He was born in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana to Indiana congressman James Wilson and his wife, Emma Wilson; he was the younger brother of John L. Wilson, and had been named for Henry Smith Lane...
supported la decena tragica
La decena trágica
The Ten Tragic Days was a series of events that took place in Mexico City between February 9 and February 19, 1913, during the Mexican Revolution. They culminated in a coup d'état and the assassination of President Francisco I...
, he was apprehended by the regime of Victoriano Huerta and, in company of Nicéforo Zambrano, Alfredo Perez and other Maderistas militants, lead to the Republic's Capital. The opportune intervention of Jeronimo Trevino and Rodolfo Reyes avoided their execution. Deported to the United States, Siller resided in that country without breaking away from the enemy military fronts against Huerta's usurping government. Once organized the constitutionalist movement, he crossed the border and later joined the forces of Pablo González and Antonio I. Villarreal, later those of Lucio Blanco. He participated in diverse forms in the fight against Huerta and the Federal Army; after fighting battle in the Fort, he was commissioned to obtain arms in the country border; even though he had a fractured arm, he also undertook the task of repairing guns and arms in his smelting factory. To all these activities, Siller added his participation in the political and administrative life of Nuevo León. Thus, already in 1912 he had been named chief of Monterrey's City council. Later, and with his personal budget, he founded and presided over the Progressive Constitutional Party, platform by means of which impelled the campaign for governor of Nicéforo Zambrano that obtained the triumph. Substitute mayor in 1917 and the following year proprietary Mayor of Monterrey, in 1925 Siller was appointed temporary governor replacing Porfirio G. González that had been under riot act
Riot Act
The Riot Act was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain that authorised local authorities to declare any group of twelve or more people to be unlawfully assembled, and thus have to disperse or face punitive action...
. The 16 September 1927 he rendered his last government report and the following month gave the power to Aaron Saenz.
Torreón
Torreón
Torreón is a city and seat of the surrounding municipality of the same name in the Mexican state of Coahuila. As of 2010, the city's population was 608,836 with 639,629 in the municipality. The metropolitan population, including Matamoros, Coahuila, and Gómez Palacio and Lerdo in adjacent Durango,...
, Coahuila
Coahuila
Coahuila, formally Coahuila de Zaragoza , officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila de Zaragoza is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico...
Some of the politic activities of Mr. Jerónimo Siller were firstly with the Gral. Guerrero, later in the campaign of the Gral. Fortunato Zuazua, Juan Gutiérrez, Gral. Jesus Gutiérrez Garza, and with the Gral. Juan Andrew Almazán, of whom was personal friend by many years, and during the Escobarista Revolution, Mr. Jerónimo Siller was Senator of the Republic, and the Gral. Almazán designated him as general supplier of his military column, with seat in the city of Torreón
Torreón
Torreón is a city and seat of the surrounding municipality of the same name in the Mexican state of Coahuila. As of 2010, the city's population was 608,836 with 639,629 in the municipality. The metropolitan population, including Matamoros, Coahuila, and Gómez Palacio and Lerdo in adjacent Durango,...
, Coahuila
Coahuila
Coahuila, formally Coahuila de Zaragoza , officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila de Zaragoza is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico...
.
Honest and working man, Jeronimo Siller always had a clean executive trajectory during his administration, trying to govern without prejudices nor antagonisms.
Siller, Jeronimo died in Monterrey 14 March 1962.