Commercial concerns (west central Michoacán)

Cotija

A. M. Serafin, S. E. C.

M2966 3c A. M. Serafin

handsigned by Geronimo Gonzales and dated 20 January 19[  ] on the reverse.

Chavéz Cisneros records that in 1917 (the Year of Famine) there was also a shortage of small change, that was supplemented by fichas issued by businesses in the larger towns of Sahuayo, Jiquilpan and Cotija and the smaller town of San José de Gracía^{Esteban Chavéz Cisneros, Quitupán, Ensayo histórico y estadístico, Morelia, 1954, p. 152}.

Tinguindín

Francisco Rodríguez

M3074 1c Francisco Rodríguez

A 1c note dated 8 March 1915. Francisco Rodríguez ran La Or[          ], situated in the Portal Morelos in Tinguindín.

José María Carranza

M3076 5c Imprenta Guadalupana

José María Carranza ran the "Imprenta Guadalupana".

Tacátzcuaro

Empresa de Desagüe de la Laguna de la Magdalena

M3059a $1 Empresa de Desagüe

It was claimed in 1913 that when this company completed its work of drainage it would produce some 250,000 hectolitres of maize or garbanzo and a good quantity of beans. In July 1913 its workers complained that the owner, Emiliano Guizar Valencia, was only paying them when it pleased him, blaming the revolutionaries, although he had plenty of money^{El Independiente, 8 July 1913}.

This note from a later period, printed by J. M. Iguíniz in Guadalajara, was valid for two months and redeemable in infalsificables or their equivalence. Dick Long in his November 1974 auction list a uniface proof in red and a uniface proof in light green as well as the issued note.

Zacán

Gerardo G. Martínez

M3137 20c Gerardo G. Martínez

This 20c note, for Gerardo G. Martínez, was signed by the paymaster (pagador), [    ] Campos^{[identification needed]}.

[    ] Campos[identification needed]

Purépero

We know of a series of notes issued by merchants in Purépero from Abril 1915 to February 1916 to counter a lack of small change.

David Fernández C.

David Fernández C., as this note states, was a comerciante. We know of a 20c note, dated 11 April 1915 and printed by the Tipografia Experiencia of Luis Grecián.

M3039 20c David Fernández C.

Joaquín Moreno

M3041 10c Joaquín Moreno

The date stamp is probably of Melesio Moreno.

Eliseo C. Melgoza

M3037 20c La Argentina

Eliseo C. Melgoza ran "La Argentina". Eliseo C. Melgoza y Cía. was established in Purépero by December 1901. In April 1913 Eliseo was presidente of the Circulo Católico de Purépero. 

Ramón C. García

M3043 50c Ramón C. García

J. R. Heredia

M3035 5c J. R. Heredia

Zacapú

M. Zubiri y Cia.

M3139 10c M. Zubiri y Cía.

M3140 20c M. Zubiri y Cía.

Rafael García Jaso acquired the rancho El Madroño which he later subrented to the Spaniard Manuel Subiri^{Archivo Particular de Miguel de la Trinidad Regalado, leg. A, 1915}.

Zinapécuaro

La Brisa Veracruzana

M3160.7 2c La Brisa Veracruzana

A 2c note from La Brisa Veracruzana, owned by R. Castro y Compañía.

Flores y Cipres

We know of a 10c light grey-cream cartón^{[image needed]} dated 1[0] June 191[5].