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Libros de Contabilidad
de la Negociación de Pulques
de
la Familia Tagle
Prepared by the Mexican Archives Project
January 9, 1995
Introduction
The Libros de Contabilidad de la Negociación de Pulques de la
Familia Tagle were purchased by the Benson Latin American Collection from
Amado García Treviño in 1981. They were described by the
Benson's Mexican Archives Project in June 1994. The account books are in
Spanish and comprise two volumes.
The suggested citation is "Libros de Contabilidad de la Negociación
de Pulques de la Familia Tagle, 1897-1903," Benson Latin American
Collection, General Libraries, University of Texas at Austin."
Scope and Contents Note
Two bound volumes of account books pertaining to the pulque business of
the Tagle family. The first volume spans the period January 1, 1897,
through August 31, 1899; the second volume covers the years 1902-1903.
The account books document business transactions, including sales of
pulque, rental income and maintenance expenses for over twenty
pulquerías, disbursements to family members, and other payments.
Biographical Sketch
Protasio Pérez de Tagle was a lawyer, professor, and politician.
He was born in 1839 and died in 1903 in Mexico City. After retiring from
public office, Tagle devoted his time to the affairs of the family pulque
business, with which he was associated until his death.
Chronology
| 1839 | born in Mexico City |
| 1871 | received law degree from Escuela Nacional
de Jurisprudencia, where he later became a professor |
| Jan 1871 | participated in the creation of the
Asociación Democrática Constitucionalista, which supported
the presidential candidacy of Porfirio Díaz |
| 1876 | helped to draft the Plan de Tuxtepec;
from Mexico City, provided support for Díaz' revolution |
| 21 Nov 1876 | appointed Governor of Mexico's
Distrito Federal by President Díaz |
| 28 Nov 1976 | ceased to be Governor |
| 29 Nov 1876 | appointed Secretario de
Gobernación |
| 6 Dec 1876 | ceased to be Secretary |
| 17 Feb 1877 | reappointed Secretario de
Gobernación |
| 23 May 1877 | once more ceased to be
Secretary |
| 24 May 1877 | named Ministro de Educación
Pública y Justicia |
| 15 Nov 1879 | resigned as Minister of Justice in
protest against the presidential candidacy of Manuel
González |
| 1880 | left political for private life, devoting
his time to overseeing various pulquerías and marketing pulque from
the hacienda of Tepetates, in cooperation with the Compañía
Expendedora de Pulques whose other members included Macedo, Pimentel,
Fagoaga, Torres Adalid, Mancera, and Urbide |
| July, 1903 | died in Mexico City |
Chronology compiled June 1994 from the following sources:
Diccionario enciclopédico de México, ed. Humberto
Musaccio. Mexico: Andrés León, 1989, v. 4, p.1965.
Diccionario Porrúa de historia, biografía y
geografía de México (5th ed. rev.). Mexico City:
Editorial Porrúa, 1986, v. 3, p. 2248.
Enciclopedia de México. Mexico City: Secretaría de
Educación Pública, 1987, v. 11, p. 6723.
Orozco Linares, Fernando. Gobernantes de México: Desde la
época Prehispánica hasta nuestros días. Mexico:
Panorama Editorial, 1985, pp. 366-37.
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