Branches (Nuevo Laredo - San Luis Potosí)

Nuevo Laredo

Oaxaca

“With the boom in mining, agriculture, and commerce, the demand for credit [in Oaxaca] increased. In the late 1880s a group of prominent Oaxacans visited General Díaz to advocate for the establishment of a branch of the Banco Nacional de México, which they argued would offset the usury of local moneylenders and provide access to funds for economic development. Always attentive to the welfare of his patria chica, Díaz persuaded the directors of the Banco Nacional to found this branch. Given the threat of bandits, the crucial problem facing this project was how to transport the initial funds of $800,000 (no railroad yet existed). The directors of the Banco Nacional asked the president for an escort of rurales or even an army detachment to accompany the transport of this money. Díaz replied that a detachment of soldiers would call even more attention to the party. The progress-minded Bishop of Oaxaca, Eulogio Gillow, came up with an original solution. President Díaz advised the bank officials that their representative and the $800,000 in bills would travel to Oaxaca with Gillow: “I will put the treasurer who will carry the funds in contact with the bishop and traveling together, with the object of maintaining the utmost reserve, the money will surely arrive at its destination. Thus, if the illustrious Mr. Gillow treats the bank’s employee as one of his most intimate friends, having placed the valise in the coach, or on the prelate’s litter during the day and under his bed at night, until they arrive in Oaxaca”. Thus did the Catholic Church enable the establishment of a branch of the Banco Nacional de México in the city of Oaxaca in 1888”^{Francie R. Chassen-López, From Liberal to Revolutionary Oaxaca, Pennsylvania University Press, 2004.}.

The branch was established on 1 July 1888 with José Zorrilla as Presidente of the Junta de Vigilancia, D. M. Allende Vicepresidente, Alfonso Ulmo manager and Narciso Miranda cashier^{El Siglo Diez y Nueve, 4 July 1888}.

In December 1889 it was reported that Miranda had arrived in the state capital, bringing $100,000 in notes to be placed into circulation^{La Patria, 29 December 1889}.

In August 1909 the bank fired the current manager, Guillermo A, Esteva, provoking protests in support of Esteva from the leading businessmen and personalities in the city^{El Imparcial, 4 September 1909},

Pachuca

The Pachuca branch opened on 21 August 1905.

Puebla

The bank inherited the existing branch of the Banco Nacional Mexicano that had opened in 1882. Mariano F. Pasquel was the first manager.

Puruándiro

Querétaro

The bank inherited the existing branch of the Banco Mercantil Mexicano that had opened in 1882.

Rio Verde

Saltillo

San Andres Tuxtla

San Juan Bautista (Villahermosa)

The branch was opened in 1897.

San Luis Potosí

At the meetings of the Board of Directors on 19 and 23 June 1884 it was agreed to merge the branches of the Banco Nacional Mexicano and Banco Mercantil Mexicano in San Luis Potosí into one branch of the Banco Nacional de México. The Junta de vigilancia was composed of Eduardo C. Pitman as president, and Matías Hernández Soberón, Atanasio Hernández Soberón, José Encarnación Ipiña, Ramón Othón, Ignacio Muriel and Felipe Muriedas as vocales^{AHBanamex, Banco Nacional de México, correspondencia, 26 and 28 June 1884; 11 December 1884. Matías Hernández Soberón was named president of the Junta in December 1884}.

So the bank inherited the existing branch of the Banco Nacional Mexicano that had opened in 1882. Santiago Wastall continued as manager until 1 December 1884 when he was replaced by Eduardo C. Pitman^{El Tiempo, 28 December 1884}.