Gillow

Archbishop Gillow restored temples, chapels and churches, established schools, set up asylums, and was definitely one of the "good guys", even if he was a close friend of Díaz.

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Archbishop Gillow had a somewhat curious background.

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Thomas Gillow became a very fashionable jeweler and member of Mexico City society.

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He was the only child of Thomas Gillow and his second wife.

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Gillow's hacienda was expropriated in 1914 during the Mexican Revolution, and Gillow left Mexico for the U.S., eventually settling in Los Angeles.

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Following his marriage, Gillow dedicated himself to running the family estate.

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Monsignor Gillow offered to donate the machine to the Smithsonian Institute, but only on condition that it be exhibited with a large sign saying, "This machine, awarded a gold medal in the Philadelphia exhibition, proved to be entirely useless in Mexico."

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As a friend of Díaz, Gillow was an enthusiastic participant in innumerable exhibitions and development projects.

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Gillow had many interests and was especially active in promoting the introduction of modern technology.

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Thomas Gillow (1797-1877), born in Liverpool, England, arrived in Mexico in 1819, when the country was in the throes of the War of Independence (1810-21).

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