In 1901 Pedro Lascurain would inherit several properties from his father In Mexico City, and there the fractional company of the Chapultepec Calzada would be born that would become the Roma neighborhood. So we could say that the future president formed the emblematic colony.
With that sale, Lascurain not only became a shareholder, but One of the most wealthy men in Mexico City. As part of the purchasing and sale business, he retained the land where the family residence was located and in which he ordered the construction of his new home, which was later demolished in 1938.
The house, like Pedro Lascurain's public image would change dramatically after the events of February 1913 that made him one of the most controversial characters in national public life.
The trajectory in the public service of Pedro Lascuráin dominated at the beginning of the 20th century when he had worked for the City Council and for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.Casasola Archive, National Photo Library, INAH.
How did he get to power?
For 1906, Pedro Lascurain was appointed Secretary of Acts of the City of Mexico. At the same time, he maintained his role as president of the Board of Trustees that governed the College of San Ignacio de Loyola Biscay. This museum, together with the wide documentary archive of the school, remains open to the public to this day.
After Diaz's resignation to the presidency, after the Mexican revolution, the Foreign Secretary, Francisco León de la Barra, assumed the interim presidency until the electoral process was carried out; same that placed the duo Madero – Pino Suárez at the head of the Presidency and Vice Presidency, respectively.
After Madero Victoria's overwhelming, Pedro Lascurain was part of his cabinet on two different occasions as Secretary of Foreign Affairs, the first from April to December 1912 and the second, from January 15 to February 19, 1913.