José María Chávez Alonso

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José María Chávez Alonso (Encarnación de Díaz, Jalisco, Mexico. February 26 1812 - † Mal Paso, Zacatecas, April 5 1864) was a Mexican politician. He served as the constitutional governor of the state of Aguascalientes from 1862 tp 1863.

In 1818 he moved with his family to the city of Aguascalientes where he began his primary studies and learned the carpenter's occupation. He militated inside the liberal decree in the politics, and directed several newspapers and local magazines. He was a deputy in the local congress that promulgated the state constitution of 1857. Busy the state in 1858 for the conservatives in the Reform War, once evicted these for the liberal in 1859 interim governor was named. He attained the position of constitutional governor in October 20 1862. In those dates the French intervention in Mexico occurred, and on December 20 1863 the city of Aguascalientes was occupied by the French army and their monarchic Mexican allies. José María Chávez contains then to a militia to resist to the invasion and travels several border towns with Zacatecas. However it is defeated and captured by the French in the population of Jerez. He was formed war's Council to judge it and he was condemned to death. In spite of popular petitions to pardon him he was shot April 5. His remains were transferred to the city of Aguascalientes in October of 1865 and they were deposited in the central square of the city.

[edit] See also

Luis Ghilardi

[edit] Sources

Official Site of the Government of Aguascalientes: [1]
Rogélio Alvarez, José (Director) Article: Aguascalientes, Historia. In Enciclopedia de México. Volume 1. 1977. Mexico: Enciclopedia de México S.A.