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José Santiago Vidaurri Valdez (1808–1867) was a controversial and powerful governor of the Mexican state of Nuevo León between 1855 and 1864. His tenure was marked by secessionist ambitions and an unparalleled commerce with the Confederate States of America. Originally a supporter of President Benito Juarez, he broke with Juarez and established the Republica Sierra Madre. == Early life == Vidaurri was born in Villa Punta de Lampazos, New Kingdom of León on July 24, 1808, being the oldest of the 4 sons of Don Pedro José Vidaurri de la Cruz and María Teodora Valdéz Solís. Paradoxically, Vidaurri began his public career in jail. The oldest reference of his presence in Monterey is the January 12, 1832 consignment against him made by the chief commander of the state to the mayor of the city. The young Vidaurri, 24 years old, was accused of having severed the left hand of a soldier, Juan Olivares of the Lampazos company, with a knife during a fight. He was at a bar with friends when Juan Olivares, an unruly soldier, began causing trouble. Juan started harassing the town drunk – who was defenseless and belligerent. Vidaurri, seeing the situation escalate, stepped in – knowing that if he stood by and watched, Juan would end up killing the poor man. The brawl between Vidaurri and the soldier was hard-fought and grueling. Santiago Vidaurri’s intention was not to kill Olivares but to simply render him powerless. He did not believe in wasting human life and struggled not to injure Juan. Olivares had other intentions – he wanted to kill Vidaurri. Vidaurri was given no choice but to sever Juan Olivares' hand; it was in self-defense. That evening, there were men at the bar who disliked Santiago; they later testified to his disadvantage. During a conversation, Santiago overheard the prison guards debating over a letter the warden had dictated to them. Offering his services, mainly because he was bored, Santiago wrote their letter. After Santiago Vidaurri was released, he was given the job of chief clerk in the municipal jail. It did not take long for him to receive more responsibility; he started signing official documents in lieu of Don Pedro de Valle. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Santiago Vidaurri」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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