La Pagaduría General de la Brigada Avila
The Villistas had been in control of Jerez since 1913 but on 25 July 1915 they left very early in the morning, taking with them in mule carts and four motor carts, much of what they had stolen during their stay. Two days later, General Agustín Albarrán y Figueroa entered the city at the head of a cavalry regiment and began to reorganize the region, which no longer had any sources of employment, livestock or agriculture.
Paper currency in two values (25c and 50c), dated 15 August 1915, were, according to their legend, issued by the Pagaduría General de la Brigada Avila solely to facilitate change and guaranteed by a deposit of $20,000 in the Pagaduría General.
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| 50c | R |
These carry the names of Isidoro Avila, as General Comandante Militar, Dionisio (Dionicio on note) García as Coronel Jefe de Armas and J. L. Trujillo as Interventor.
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Isidoro Avila On 10 June 1916 General Natividad Alvarez wrote from San Juan Critan, Tepic, to Juan Torres, the Constitucionalist Comandante Militar of the territory, that in the face of U.S. aggression they should unite to defend the fatherland. He himself would be in San Luis de Lozada on 15 July and had invited Isidoro Avila, Tomás Domínguez, Santos and Félix Bañuelos, together with the 3,000 forces that they commanded, to join him. He had given them 15 days to collect the forces that they had, extended over various parts of Zacatecas and Jalisco. Alvarez asked for a reply, and the funds and provisions that he needed. Torres in turn asked Carranza for advice El Pueblo, 8 July 1916. However, this obviously came to naught as in early September 1916 Isidoro Avila, Tomás Domínguez, Natividad Alvarez and Santos Bañuelos atacked the town of Huejuquilla, Zacatecas, and were driven off by the locals and government forces. Bañuelos, who had gained the nickname “the Scourge of Zacatecas (El Azote de Zacatecas)” and ten of his forces was killedEl Pueblo, 6 September 1916: La Defensa, 6 September 1916. |
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Dionisio García In April 1916, Dionisio García and other Villista leaders, such as Justo Avila and Bonifacio Vázquez , met in Sauz de los García, with the objective of attacking Jerez for the umpteenth time, which they managed to do on 14 April. However, they only remained for 22 days, unril 6 May, before they were driven out again. |
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| José L. Trujillo was put in charge of Jerez by General Agustín Albarrán y Figueroa in July 1915 but only lasted until 8 September. |
We also have a $1 note that might belong with this issue.
All were printed on ledger paper.
Jerez was under the control of the Convention in August 1915 but some days later it was recovered by the Constitutionalists, so it is thought only the 25 centavos, few of the 50 centavos and hardly any of the one peso were put into circulation.