Evening star., 1914-04-12
SENIOR ROBERTO " pESQUElRAy MEXICAN CONS

confidential agent. Pesaueira the elder,
though the proprietor Of a vast estate
in Sonora-one of the early spanish
grants-years ago during the Diaz re-
gime, took issue with the policies OF the
cientihcos and opposed them.
1t is said of him that he was the first
Of the prominent Sonora Mexicans open
ly to take the field against Dtaz ''in the
interest Of liberty and reform" A. A:
Pesqueira fought the Torres and Corral
administrations of Sonora, and was i'm
prisoned several times for his political
beliefs On more than one occasion he
narrowly escaped execution. 1t is related
that several of his associates were as
sassinated, while others mysteriously dis
appeared.
Reared under the instructions Of such
a father. 1t is but natural that Roberto
Pesquiera holds the views he does. He
was born in Ures, Sonora, in the district
of the same name. He studied first at
Hermosillo, and later was graduated with
honors from the University Of Mexico at
Toluca. Then. in order to perfect him
self in English. he took course at the
University of Arizona
He was only boy when his father
died and had not reached manhood when
Francisco Ruiz. administrator of the vast
Pesqueira estates. also died. Despite his
youth he was placed In full charge OF
the property.
When Francisco l. Madero sought elec-
ton as President of Mexico. young Pes
queira was among his most earnest sup
porters. When, instead of being elected,
Madero was imprisoned, Senior PesQueira
sorrowed and chafed with other northern
Mexicans, and when Madero escaped and
raised the standard of revolt, Senor Pes
guerra hurried to his aid, freely giving
services and fortune.
When Madero finally reached the presi-
dency. the young leader in Sonora was
elected unanimously to the national con-
gress for the district comprising the dis
tricts of Ures. Moctezuma and Arizpe.
Then came the overthrow and death of
Madero- Senior Pasqueira was forced to
flee the capital In disguise, taking not
even his personal effects with him. Warn
ing had reached him which made it plain
that his life was in danger Straight to
Douglas. Ariz-where, as manager of the
Cuchuta ranch, he had maintained his
business ofhces-he made his way and at
once began to organize opposition to the
Huerta regime. the cientificos, the forces
of reaction. and to carry on the propa-
ganda for reform begun those years be-
fore by Madero.
Sonora Is the largest and probably the
richest In natural resources of Mexican
states. Its mines and fields are wonder
fully productive. Lying on the Arizona
border, 1t has had a period of develop
ment that has not been shared by all
Mexican states 1t was this state that
furnished the sinews of war in money
and manhood. for the Madero revolution.
1t was inevitable that Sonora should take
the lead in the new revolution.
In the neighboring state of Coahuila
Gen. Venustiano Carranza was governor
Gen. Carranza is fifty-four years old. a
native Of his state. and. like Senior Pes
queira, a man of large inherited wealth.
but of distinctly progressive political SEN
tments Imperfect eyesight in his youth
had interfered with his law studies and
sent him back to the ancestral acres to
manage them; but he had early turned
his thoughts to politics.
After long service as senator in the ma
tional body. he sought to be a candidate
in 1910 for governor of his state His