Andrés Aldasoro
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Andrés Aldasoro Espinoza was a Mexican mining engineer. He was the director of several mines during the rule of Porfirio Díaz. He was the director of the Mines "Las Dos Estrellas" in Tlalpujahua in the State of Michoacán, "Purísima Grande" in Real del Monte in the State of Hidalgo and "San Andrés de la Sierra" in the state of Durango. He carried out feasibility studies for the mine "La Dificultad". It was in Real del Monte where his sons Juan Pablo Aldasoro and Eduardo Aldasoro Suárez, Air Pilots members of the Early Birds of Aviation were born.
During the last stages of General Díaz, he became Underminister of Promotion (Subsecretario de Fomento) whilst Don Bias Escontria was the Minister. He was considered as "an efficient collaborator ... who has had a brilliant career, is much esteemed in Germany, and is an expert on mining subjects, as was shown when he conducted the negotiations as to San Andres de la Sierra, Durango."[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Gold Mining in Mexico". Round the World. Vol. VII. Benziger Brothers. 1909. p. 112.
External links
[edit]- Las Dos Estrellas Mine (English/Spanish)
- Mineral del Monte webpage (spanish) Describes mines, attractions and the house where the Aldasoro family lived
- Description of the study of Mine "La Dificultad" (Spanish)[permanent dead link]
- Translation of a letter from Andres Aldasoro Under Secretary of Fomento to His Excellency Reginald Tower, His Majesty's Minister at Mexico; from Mexico; 21 Feb 1910 dealing with Botanical references. (English)