Juan Manuel Fernández de Jaúregui

Juan Bautista Manuel José Mariano Joaquín Cruz Crescencio Guadalupe Rafael Pedro Regalado Agustín Pascual Ignacio Fernandez de Jauregui (September 14, 1814, Querétaro, Mexico – January 4, 1871, Mexico City, Mexico) was the acting Governor of Querétaro from December 1, 1849 to March 6, 1850.

Term as Governor

During his tenure he promulgated and published the controversial decree that returned to the Jesuits their property, after being abducted by the authorization of the Legislature prior to its gender mandate the resignation of Governor Francisco de Paula Mesa. After the decree of the return of property to the Jesuits, several groups that were against publish various texts which conflicts with the governor Jáuregui, one of them called opinion: "Portrait of the Jesuits" being published in the newspapers of the time like the Diablo federalist or green; Therefore, he ordered to withdraw editions of the newspapers that published these texts.

Fernandez de Jauregui was a man of authoritarian and radical stance, which would be reflected while enacting laws was ranked as the death penalty to offenders thieves; with this is aimed at reducing the assaults on the roads connecting the city; something that was very common not only in the state but across the country. Similarly he attacked suppressing public comments against both the press and the public, even their own employees. In the struggle to counter the bad reviews he created the newspaper "The Social Observer" as the official newspaper, but without much success since the publication of texts still be continued against labeling her as unfortunate man.

Finally, the government gave destitición conflict he had with the City Council after several disagreements in the management of the administration on the control of the assets of the Dona Josefa Vergara for the realization of their charities. Without managing to overcome their choice in the case he ordered the dissolution of the council, although he had no power to give such an order. Such acts had reached such a point that the president of the republic, Jose Joaquin de Herrera (occupying the third time the post of interim president under President Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna) demand that it re-establish social peace in Querétaro but Fernandez de Jauregui ignored.

By such acts, and having several previous charges, he was accused of having violated the general state of Querétaro Constitution and laws of Printing. Finally, on March 6, 1850, Juan Manuel Fernandez de Jauregui took the measure to resign from his post as governed Querétaro.

Other related

During his short tenure he would give a strong impetus to State College: held a degree in law in the way that the government bear the costs incurred by the institution would. In parallel struggle to encourage education by providing scholarships and annual awards to students. In the short time occupying the post of governor, would then in building the Iturbide Theater, Theater of the Republic today.

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