
Don Jaime (1871-1913) was a Mexican politician who served as Governor of Mesa Verde during the Mexican Revolution.
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Don Jaime was born in Mesa Verde, Mexico in 1871, and he rose to be its governor during the Mexican Revolution. Don Jaime was a tyrannical ruler who amassed a small fortune through embezzlement, and he had his town adorned with posters claiming that he loved the people and the people loved him. In reality, he kept the people in a state of fear by using Mexican Army firing squads to execute dissenters. In 1913, following the Mesa Verde Uprising and the approach of Emiliano Zapata and Pancho Villa's rebel armies, Jaime attempted to flee Mesa Verde on an army train. When the train was ambushed, Jaime fled into the animal car, only to be confronted by the rebels John H. Mallory and Juan Miranda. Jaime nervously offered them his suitcase full of money, but Mallory aimed a gun at his head. Mallory eventually tossed the gun to Miranda, leaving Jaime's fate in Miranda's hands. Miranda ruffled through Jaime's bag and showed interest in letting Jaime go, but, when Jaime opened the boxcar doors, Miranda shot Jaime in his back, and he shot a surprised Jaime once again in the chest, killing him in full view of the rebels outside. He was then hailed as a hero by the rebels.