page_title: Belem Prison
section_title: Eduardo Velázquez
hierarchical_section_title: Belem Prison / Famous inmates / Eduardo Velázquez
caption_attribution_description: English: News Print etching of Jesus Bruno Martinez who escaped from Belem/Belen Prison
context_page_description: Belem Prison was located in Mexico City, Mexico and operated from 1886 until the early 1930s. The building was originally used by the Church and was confiscated during the Liberal Reform in 1857. The prison was replaced as the main prison by Lecumberri prison, becoming the equivalent of a county or city jail. Housed many of the well-known criminals who had very public trials.
context_section_description: Former Police chief that was a prisoner in Belem, was behind the very controversial death of Arnulfo Arroyo who was beaten to death after an attempt on Diaz’s life. Velazquez is said to have shot himself in the head while incarcerated, but Garza explains that this was a propagated lie and that the Mexican people did not believe it.
caption: News Print etching of Jesús Bruno Martínez who escaped from Belén Prison
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