The Railway in Cardenas Cárdenas, San Luis Potosí

in 1933 became 1 of projects form town 1 of modern state, rail, project include construction of railway san luis potosí -- tampico; work progressed slowly, both in extreme potosino tampico. there subsequent interruptions, contracts unfulfilled, insufficient funds, court trouble.

in these works had overcome difficulties presented laying of road since tamasopo until highland potosino built several tunnels, penetrating mountains. bold work defied saw, found paths ahead of current population of cardenas, in labor, april 1890.

since became totally life in cardenas; settled workshops of cardenas division. grew population, founded neighborhood rasconcito, , colonia americana, activated remarkably trade influx of many families came alaquines, rayon, lagunillas , other more distant locations, time euphoric desbordaba joyful in areas of region. situation lasted until 1910.

by beginning of year, 1911 cárdenas heard in first outbreaks revolutionaries led higinio olivo, native of work , juan torres perez, arms in el corito. forces of peter montoya , brothers juan , cardenas victorian torres entered in 1911. in 1912 brothers cedillo, magdaleno, saturnino cleofas , began series of tropelías in open rebellion against president francisco i. madero.

in 1914 cedillistas posesionados de cardenas, had established headquarters , committed kinds of abuses. seized station , trains , cargo.

the important battle in cardenas recorded during mexican revolution, developed may 27, 1917. square defended garrison commanded colonel fidel garza , captains first ramon hernandez , margarito negrete when violently attacked forces cedillistas. fighting spread entire population, attackers took installations of railways, burned tank chapopote , scale , tried burn down station.