José González Gallo

Who was José González Gallo?

José de Jesús González Gallo was a Mexican lawyer and politician who served as Governor of Jalisco.

González Gallo was born in Yahualica, Jalisco, to Felipe González Vallejo and Josefina Gallo. He studied elementary school in his hometown Yahualica but later moved to Guadalajara where he pursued graduate studies in law. He worked for the judicial branch of government of Jalisco occupying different positions, he served as judge in Jalostotitlán and Teocaltiche, secretary of the supreme court of justice and criminal and civil judge in Guadalajara.

A member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, González Gallo was appointed by President Manuel Ávila Camacho as secretary of the Presidency of the Republic. From 1947 to 1953 he served as Governor of Jalisco. While in office, González Gallo commissioned various modernization projects in Guadalajara, Chapala, Tlaquepaque, Zapopan, and his native Yahualica. Among these projects were the construction of more than 600 schools, miles of highways and roads, and the founding of the Instituto Tecnológico de Guadalajara. In the shift toward the modernization of Jalisco, Gonzalez Gallo administration destroyed many valuable buildings so many beautiful historical houses were lost. Today, there are many streets and a main avenue in Guadalajara named after him. He married and had 8 children, 4 women named Paz, Adriana, Marcela, and Cecilia and 4 men named Jesus, Alejandro, Fernando y Federico