The Birth of the States of the Mexican Republic Part II

The year 1824 marked the beginning of the Mexican federation, an idea promoted by Dr. José Miguel Ramos Arizpe and, having adopted that system and integrating the old province of Coahuila as a state of union with Texas, the news was known by the peoples and villas; as was the case of the office circulated by the Coahuila provincial council on May 25, 1824 from the city of Monclova.  

The cover of the minute book of the most excellent Provincial Council of Coahuila, shows the form of political organization that proceeded to the creation of the Free and Sovereign State of Coahuila and Texas in 1824.  

On February 21, 1823, the authorities swore and published the Constitutive Act that would give rise to the federation; On January 31, 1824, the old Municipality of Veracruz was recognized as a state in the aforementioned document, thus, on February 17 of that year, the swearing-in of the constitutional act of the federation takes place in Xalapa and Córdoba.  

Later, the first Constituent Congress was installed in Xalapa, as the seat of state powers. 

On May 9, 1925, the State of Veracruz was founded as a political entity.

On November 18, the surrender of San Juan de Ulúa, the last Spanish stronghold, took place, in such a way that while throughout the country a new constitution was promulgated and its institutions were established, Veracruz had to initiate the same process but without losing sight of the hostilities of Spanish troops.  

In 1824 the government printing press in Xalapa began the printing of all official documents, as well as the publication of the journal of laws and decrees, which arose from the urgent need for a body where the deliberations of the local congress and the commandments were made known. legal approved there. The General Archive of the State of Veracruz holds a complete collection of these newspapers from which these images have been taken.  

Decree published in the Official Gazette of the Federation on November 24, 1902 where the territory of Quintana Roo is established as an integral part of the states of the Republic that make up part of the Federation, through the reform of Article 43 of the Constitution.  

On October 8, 1974, Article 43 of the Constitution is reformed, in which the Territory of Quintana Roo is ratified as a State of the Federation and the division of the territory of Baja California into two portions.  

Locally, the Official Newspaper of the Government of the Free and Sovereign State of Quintana Roo publishes on October 12, 1974, the decree made official by the Congress of the Union.  

Meeting in the Chamber of sessions of the most excellent Provincial Council, the political superior and interim mayor Mr. José Idelfonso Díaz de León and the president and members of the provincial council, Lozano, Ramos, Guillén, Guerrero and Escandón discuss various issues; Upon reaching the point Article number 5 reads: 

“After reading a copy of the 16th of this month that contains the sovereign decree that prevents the publication and solemnization of the approval of Article 5 of the constitutive act on adopting the Mexican Nation for its government the form of a federal popular representative Republic, which presented in the act of the president stating that the MI City Council has arranged, among other things, to celebrate Mass of thanks on the twenty-fourth; the most excellent deputation agreed to attend it, and that the aforementioned order be filed with the others of its class. "  

Gathered in the Chamber of its sessions of the most excellent Provincial Delegation composed in the act of the gentlemen the political superior and interim mayor García Diego, Ramos, Guillén, and Escandón in Article 1, says: 

“An official letter from the president of this date was read, which is accompanied by a copy of the decree that contains the constitutive act of the nation: another one in which it is ordered to be published and to swear its observance; and another of the proclamation made for this reason by the supreme government, announcing that it has designated the afternoon of the 15th of the current for the oath, and the following day for the church function, and demanding the appointment of the two individuals of the most excellent deputation that they must attend the act of publishing the side in accordance with the second decree of those expressed. His Excellency, aware of everything, appointed Messrs. García Diego and Escandón, who in particular will agree with his honor on the way in which they should present themselves, in the concept that the deputation will attend the function of thanks, ready. "  

Letter in which the list of individuals who were elected for proprietary and alternate deputies of the Constituent Legislature of the state of San Luis Potosí is attached, noting that Messrs. Hoyuela, Aguirre, Maldonado and Núñez de la Torre are missing, who are a short distance away.  

Gathered in the Chamber of its sessions of the most excellent Provincial Delegation composed in the act of the gentlemen the political superior chief, mayor and elective members García Diego, Ramos, Guillén, Escandón and Martínez in Article 2 says: 

"The opinion that Messrs. Guillén and Escandón have extended on the ceremonial that must be observed in the installation of the Congress of this state was read, and the points it comprises having been discussed one by one, they were all approved by the most excellent deputation."  

“With the exception of the 4th which tries to have the tedeum sung after said installation, and whatever is consequential to it; Consequently, it is arranged that that act be verified in the same way as according to the public papers, it was done in Mexico and Puebla, for which consideration was taken that otherwise, as it was due for Congress to attend said act, there was a need to deal with the honors that corresponded to it, which, nor the determination of its attendance, is a matter in which the deputation should mix, being proper to the Congress itself; and that in the case of not attending this, as it should already be dissolved, it would not have the repeated act of solemnity that corresponded to the great reasons that demanded it; Not being so inconsiderate, the individuals of a corporation that shortly before had functioned as the first authority in the steps indicated by the law for the installation of Congress would appear in public as private individuals: reflections that the deputation would no doubt occur to those of Mexico and Puebla. "  

“Consequently, and despite the fact that various reasons could be alleged to the City Council to convince it that it is obliged to provide the aid that was required: as this would take up a lot of time with the risk that nothing would be achieved, urging to take the appropriate measures for being next the day of installation; It was agreed to commission so that they understand in everything related to the solemnity of that act, invite or notify the prelates, ecclesiastics, general commander of arms, and employees in rents, the mayor and García Diego, who will also be in charge to ensure that in the Congress hall, seats are arranged with the corresponding decorum and distinction, outside the bar, for the attendees, including the very illustrious City Council, which, according to the president, is already understood that it must attend the repeated Act, in the concept that the expenses that are disbursed in everything, as well as in the tedeum, must come out of the Treasury of Public Finance, in accordance with the spirit of the order of the sovereign Congress of March 27 last. "  

“The meeting continued, and in point Article 6 it was said: 
 
"Being appointed for the installation of the Congress on the 21st of the current, and being in this city as is well known the majority of the deputies who are to compose it, although they have not presented themselves to the most excellent deputation but very few as prevent Article 10 of the sovereign decree of January 8; it agreed that the preparatory meetings mentioned in said decree be held on the 19th and 20th, with the president summoning the deputies for nine in the morning of the aforementioned days in this room. "  

First decree issued by Congress, relative to having been legitimately installed. 

It contains nine articles on the exercise of the other powers; that the political chief will be interim governor; that the inhabitants of the state should not be required to contribute higher than those paid in other entities of the federation.  

This document printed in 1824, is Decree number 68 of the Sovereign General Constituent Congress of the United Mexican States, where the Supreme Executive Power informs that the Province of Chihuahua would become a State of the Federation, as well as the Province of New Mexico as territory of the Federation.  

Minutes of the Cabildo, testimony of political activity in the Municipality of Rayón. 1875, 1876, 1878. 

The first acts of the council that testify to the beginning of political life in the nascent Municipality of Rayón, established by decree on October 15, 1874. Being governor, C.L. Alberto Garcia. 53 years after the consummation of the Independence Movement.  

Request of the inhabitants of the Municipality of Rayón to mount a pedestal of the father of the country, priest Don Miguel Hidalgo, in the town square, "Alberto García" on the occasion of the centenary of the Independence of Mexico.