Colonia Valle Gómez
The colonia was founded in 1894 when Modesto del Valle and Rafael B. Gomez decided to subdivide the land for housing, using their surnames to name the new development. Prior to then, the land was part of an area known as Potrero de la Villa. Legal problems arose with the development as half of the land was located in the Mexico City municipality and the other in the jurisdiction of Guadalupe Hidalgo (or La Villa). For many years, the Mexico City council did not acknowledge the existence of the colonia. Neighboring Colonia Felipe Pescador and Colonia Maza, also owned by Valle and Gómez, had similar problems. Today, the main issue in this and neighboring colonias is crime, with neighborhood groups pressing the city for more police services and security cameras. The most common crimes include muggings, auto theft, prostitution, and corruption.
References
- ^ "Colonia Valle Gómez" (in Spanish). Mexico City: Borough of Cuauhtemoc. Archived from the original on August 10, 2008. Retrieved October 29, 2010.
- ^ "Escuelas en Valle Gómez, Cuauhtemoc, Distrito Federal" (in Spanish). Mexico City: Eduportal. Retrieved October 29, 2010.
- ^ "Exigen vecinos seguridad" [Neighbors demand security]. Reforma (in Spanish). Mexico City. August 29, 2010. p. 7.