PART DEDICATED TO MY GRANDFATHER Wilfrido Massieu ...
In this part of the series will review the military biography Wilfrido Massieu Pérez, my mother's father, with the knowledge of one of the largest military historians of our country, perhaps the greatest of our time was General Miguel A. Sánchez Lamego, this man left a collection of dozens of works with excellent language and data, dying after 90 years of age about 1990. Gen. Sanchez Lamego was the father of Dr. Luis E. Sánchez Torres, Professor of Virology, and friend from my youth in the National School of Biological Sciences, IPN for more than half a century. It is here both to those who give thanks for the copy of the book "Generals of the Mexican Army Engineers " released in Mexico in 1952 where I took the relays information here.
The author says Gen. Sanchez Lamego in the "Paragraph Introductory" to his work "... thanks to the kindness and the financial support provided by Mr. Brigadier General James P. Piña Soria, Head Lic Helpers D. Michael German, Constitutional President of the Republic, I can give publicity to these synthetic biographies, devoid of any political commentary ... They get in the hierarchy the high rank of General in the space between the Mexican Army on 5 November 1827, the day of the official creation of the weapon of Engineers in our country and on August 15 , 1914, when it virtually ceased to exist the so-called \u0026lt;Ejército Federal> to be replaced by the triumphant \u0026lt;Ejército Constitucionalista>, based on our current Army, ... "
" Wilfrido Massieu was born in the town of Tacubaya City on December 27, 1878 and his parents were Mr. and Mrs. Luis Massieu Clotilde Perez de Massieu. He did his primary studies in a private school and preparatory in the National Preparatory School in Mexico City, but also from the age of nine he lost his father and took him an uncle by the mother's side, at the end of the latter did not want to follow concerning the medical career, which initially were of his vocation, but determined to continue the arms race, to no longer remain a burden economically for their families. "
" entered as the Military College as a student, on December 22, 1896 and after studies at the campus distinguished enough, he graduated as a Lieutenant of Engineers on December 6, 1903 ... also during remain in its military establishment, had the distinction of first-year students on 14 November 1899 and promotion to Cape Sergeant Sergeant First Student and the 1 January 1900, December 8, 1901 and December 10, 1902, respectively ... "
" belonged to the Corps of Engineers since I graduated from that military school until February 28, 1914, day he was promoted to Brigadier General, and therefore was dismissed from the scientific body and became part of the Army General Staff. In the nine years and months that he served in Engineers, made by rigorous scale to get the generals race, having been promoted in the following dates: Second Captain on December 26, 1906, to Captain First on 5 April 1909, to Major on April 28, 1911, to Lieutenant Colonel February 10, 1913, to colonel on 10 July that year and Brigadier General on 28 February 1914, as stated before. "
" During his stay in the Corps played a few commissions character technically, we can cite as most important, which is then expressed: the year of 1905 was established to study the foundation of the school shooting, sinking alarmingly building and directed the work of strengthening the foundation, 10 May to 30 June, the same year of 1905 went to the city of San Luis Potosí, to carry out some repairs on some military buildings that population having remained there until September 26, 1906, when he handed over his work to Captain First Weapon Honorato G. Portillo, on July 19, 1907, designed two bridges to the grand canal drain the valley of Mexico, on July 24, 1908 went to Veracruz to receive the work that was responsible for the then Lieutenant Colonel John B Armas . Avila, in the castle of San Juan de Ulua, and finally, on 12 May 1909, again became the capital of San Luis to address some repair work on military buildings of that place and from there to the port of Tampico, 11 May 1910 to inspect the work of the pilot station and watch house, which were then carried out, in concept then returned to San Luis Potosi to continue the work he had commissioned, which, without concluding, Captain of Engineers gave José Rocha, in November of that same year, 1910. "
"During his military career in the Weapon of Engineers, not once served in the one body of troops he had and the first time he had command of troops was November 21, 1910 to April 28, 1911, period in which he served as Company Commander Pontoneros, under the General of the Arms Park, a unit that organized in those days, leaving on that date, for rising employment of staff. "
" The June 13, 1912 was appointed Chief of General Park Detail of Engineers, in whose employment he was surprised the morning of February 9, 1913, (with) the uprising occurred in Felicista capital of the Republic. The rebels went to occupy the citadel and on its way, wanted to take over the Engineers' Park, which was located on the streets of Arcos de Belem, for which they sent to the Security Battalion, but these troops was rejected by the few courageous Sappers who were in the building, led by Major Massieu precisely. His loyal behavior on this occasion, that caused a slight injury to his left arm, was awarded by President Madero, promoting him to Lieutenant Colonel special merit and should continue in the same position as he was.
There are still miracles in this city of Mexico! For some reason there was no authority to order the destruction of what remains of General Park of Engineers that still exists around the streets of Rio de la Loza Doctor and Doctor Andrade
On 13 June 1913, was sent as Chief of Staff of the column, under the command of Brigadier General Joachim Maas, was organized to beat the rebels whom he heads the Mr. Venustiano Carranza, touching attend the entire campaign was conducted in the state of Coahuila and particularly to attack and capture of the city of Monclova, from 7 to 10 July of that year, for which he was promoted to colonel with a history of getting the acquired merit promotion campaign. "
" Still the end of 1913 he was appointed by the General Maas, Chief of Weapons in Monterrey, where he received the band of Brigadier on 28 February 1914 and play this position, he had to defend the population with only 2500 men from 19 to 25 April of that year, 1914, the attack launched by about 15,000 soldiers who were also constitutional orders General Pablo Gonzalez. Managed to evacuate the space saving most of his troops and was made in Saltillo General Maas, who appointed him Chief of the Arms of this city, a position he held until June 11 next, when he went to serve on the Army of the Grande. "
" In that same June, applied for a license to enjoy the city of Mexico and as it was granted, despite having completed their permit continued in this town, where he had to attend the triumph of constitutional weapons and the licensing of the Federal Army troops. Outside the military, because of the licensing and as lacking of fortune, had to engage in various activities to make ends meet with his family and at that time, was the first that made the clay cookers still flooding the markets, but could patent them for lack of resources. Thus he lived for five years until early 1920, Mr. Engineer Severino Martínez, Governor of the State of San Luis Potosi, whom he met in previous years when he was in that city in the performance of several committees of the service, called him appointed Director of the Military Industrial School of that institution, where he served for a short time, for a few months to occupy, came the triumph of the revolution he heads the General Alvaro Obregon and culminated with the death of President Venustiano Carranza, following which the Governor Martinez was deposed. However, as I was a bit related, leaving the management of that school, was charged with the management of the electric tram from the repeated capital of Potosi. "
" The year of 1921, Mr. José Vasconcelos, Minister of Education, called him to take over the management of the school was called the Railroad, which later became the Technical \u0026lt;Instituto Industrial>, campus that served as the cornerstone of the current National Polytechnic Institute. Since then and for over twenty years, devoted all his energies to the enhancement and progress of the establishment of which was one of its founding, directing and conducting various rightly chairs. And so, in the exercise of the noble profession of teaching, he lived until March 26, 1944, the day he died at the port of Acapulco, where he had gone in search of health after a long illness (heart). "
" His death was deeply felt, particularly among teachers and students of the National Polytechnic Institute, who made very welcome in memory by talent, his integrity and honesty. "
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