Jeronimo Siller

Jeronimo Siller
Gobernor of Nuevo León
In office October 16, 1925 – October 4, 1927
Preceded by	Porfirio G. González
Succeeded by	Aarón Sáenz
Personal details
Born	September 30, 1880 San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León
Died	March 14, 1962 Monterrey, Nuevo León
Political party	Democratic
Profession	Mayor Politician Militant Inventor

Jeronimo Siller (San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León; September 30, 1880 - Monterrey, Nuevo León; March 14, 1962) 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.

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 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.

References

Autores Varios Los Gobernantes de Nuevo León, historia (1579 - 1989). México, D.F: J.R. FORTSON y CÍA., S.A. de C.V. Editores, 1990

Garza Cortes, Manuel (2009). "Historians of the Northwest: Biography of Mr. Jeronimo Siller". Year III no. 1383 Age II. Editorial 6. http://www.elregio.com/site/secciones/regio_impreso.php?fecha_primera=2009-09-30

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Name	Jeronimo Siller
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Date of birth	September 30, 1880
Place of birth	San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León
Date of death	March 14, 1962
Place of death	Monterrey, Nuevo León