He descended directly from Cristopher Columbus' great-great-grandson, the Admiral and 3rd Duke of Veragua and Marquis of Jamaica, D. Nuno Alvares Pereira Colón de Portugal y Fernández de Córdoba, and his second wife, Luisa de Aragón y Zapata. From the 17th century to the 18th century his family was heir to the famous Majorat or " El Mayorazgo de la Colonas" established in Pontevedra, Spain by his ancestors D. Miguel Henríquez Flores and Dª. Jerónima de Vargas Machuca. In the mid 18th century, his family settled in the northern Mexican city of Culiacán, Sinaloa which was then New Spain, and became the major political and commercial influence of Northern Mexico. His family owned vast lands, valleys, and gold mines, but he did not sympathize with his family's ideology of repression of the poor. Although members of his family had previously held his position as Sinaloa governors, he prevented his relatives from having access to politics (with major consequences) when he became governor at the age of 29.
Plácido de la Vega was a native of El Fuerte de Montesclaros, Sinaloa, Mexico. Born to Francisco Xavier de la Vega y Esquer and María Dolores Daza, great-grandson of Baltasar Ignacio de la Vega Enríquez y Colón de Portugal (member of the family of the Dukes of Veragua) and Ana Irene de la Puente y Villegas). He was an idealist with strong temperament, and found in the military a career that best suited his intellectual and idealistic pursuits.
Political careerEdit
When President Benito Juárez led Mexico's resistance against the French Intervention, financial and military support from outside of Mexico was desperately sought after. In 1864, General Plácido de la Vega, by then a 3rd division central army General, was sent by Juárez on a secret mission to California, to meet with leading Mexican-American families of Contra Costa to seek support for the constitutional government of Mexico and the movement for independence. Seeking additional political influence, General Vega also became a vice-president of the Union Club of San Francisco. As an officer of the Union Club, he contributed both time and money working on Abraham Lincoln's 1864 re-election.
Brief timelineEdit
19 August 1858: Plácido Vega proclaimed "El Plan de El Fuerte", in favor of the Constitution of 1857
4 June 1859: Plácido Vega is made governor of Sinaloa
December 1860: The oppressive Bishop Pedro Loza Pardavé is brought to justice by Plácido Vega.
plácido, vega, daza, plácido, vega, daza, colón, portugal, 1830, 1878, general, governor, mexican, state, sinaloa, contents, origins, ancestry, political, career, brief, timeline, also, external, linksorigins, ancestry, edithe, descended, directly, from, crist. Placido de la Vega Daza y Colon de Portugal 1830 1878 was a General and Governor of the Mexican state Sinaloa Placido Vega y Daza Contents 1 Origins and ancestry 2 Political career 3 Brief timeline 4 See also 5 External linksOrigins and ancestry EditHe descended directly from Cristopher Columbus great great grandson the Admiral and 3rd Duke of Veragua and Marquis of Jamaica D Nuno Alvares Pereira Colon de Portugal y Fernandez de Cordoba and his second wife Luisa de Aragon y Zapata From the 17th century to the 18th century his family was heir to the famous Majorat or El Mayorazgo de la Colonas established in Pontevedra Spain by his ancestors D Miguel Henriquez Flores and Dª Jeronima de Vargas Machuca In the mid 18th century his family settled in the northern Mexican city of Culiacan Sinaloa which was then New Spain and became the major political and commercial influence of Northern Mexico His family owned vast lands valleys and gold mines but he did not sympathize with his family s ideology of repression of the poor Although members of his family had previously held his position as Sinaloa governors he prevented his relatives from having access to politics with major consequences when he became governor at the age of 29 Placido de la Vega was a native of El Fuerte de Montesclaros Sinaloa Mexico Born to Francisco Xavier de la Vega y Esquer and Maria Dolores Daza great grandson of Baltasar Ignacio de la Vega Enriquez y Colon de Portugal member of the family of the Dukes of Veragua and Ana Irene de la Puente y Villegas He was an idealist with strong temperament and found in the military a career that best suited his intellectual and idealistic pursuits Political career EditWhen President Benito Juarez led Mexico s resistance against the French Intervention financial and military support from outside of Mexico was desperately sought after In 1864 General Placido de la Vega by then a 3rd division central army General was sent by Juarez on a secret mission to California to meet with leading Mexican American families of Contra Costa to seek support for the constitutional government of Mexico and the movement for independence Seeking additional political influence General Vega also became a vice president of the Union Club of San Francisco As an officer of the Union Club he contributed both time and money working on Abraham Lincoln s 1864 re election Brief timeline Edit19 August 1858 Placido Vega proclaimed El Plan de El Fuerte in favor of the Constitution of 1857 4 June 1859 Placido Vega is made governor of Sinaloa December 1860 The oppressive Bishop Pedro Loza Pardave is brought to justice by Placido Vega See also EditCapture of MazatlanExternal links Edithttp www debate com mx eldebate index asp http omega ilce edu mx 3000 sites estados libros sinaloa html sinalo html Spanish The best reference on the web about Placido Vega https web archive org web 20170516205242 http mazatlandecimononico com Spanish Placido Vega as Sinaloa s Governor during French Intervention http www debate com mx eldebate Articulos ArticuloGeneral asp idArt 10230265 amp IdCat 6087 amp Page 2 http www xenealoxia org linaxes celebridades 1530 colon pontevedra http www cristobal colon com 2010 11 ramon sobrino buhigas http www debate com mx eldebate Articulos ArticuloPrimera asp idArt 10281366 amp IdCat 6087 amp Page 2 http ssh org mx sitio wp content uploads 2011 03 Realidad pdf Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Placido Vega y Daza amp oldid 1161993480, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
