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During his period as governor, Rabasa kept his eye
on national politics: "Si esta idea es absolutamente mala,
servira, por lo menos para que vea Ud. que, cumpliendo mi
deber, me preocupo como puedo por los asuntos federales.
With state reforms well underway in Chiapas, Rabasa felt he
could serve the nation better by returning to Mexico City,
and thus tendered his resignation February 2^, 189^."''^
His work as governor proposed such long-range plan­
ning that the work of the following two governors consisted
in finishing the projects that Rabasa had started.
En la administracion del senor Moguel se construyeron
importantes caminos y se atendieron los
proyectos del sefior licenciado Rabasa.
Gobierno del Coronel D. Francisco Leon. Con-
tmua tinua ±a la realizacion del programa gubernativo
gi
del licenciado don Emilio Rabasa.-'-'
Rabasa's accomplishments as governor are still being
commented favorably. Lievano calls him: "la personalidad
m&s conspicua del Estado. . . nuestro Montesquieu mexicano.
. . . El venero de la buena corriente de las fuentes vivas
del Estado emerge de la epoca. . . de la administracion
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del licenciado Emilio Rabasa." And Serra Rojas recalls
^Emilio Rabasa, "Opinion de un gobernador, 11 El
Univers al (January 11, 1893), 2.
^Secretaria, Decreto (February 2k, 189*0 , 1.
^Orantes , 107-9 •
1 8 Victor Lievano, Lie. Emilio Rabasa (Tuxtla
Gutierrez, 19^6), 6.
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