Ignacio de la Torre y Mier

Ignacio de la Torre Mier's father was a rich hacienda owner; he came to own 10 plantations and lived with his family in the Palace of the Marqués del Apartado.

His father died in France on August 28, 1881, and left Ignacio as an inheritance the hacienda of Santiago Tenextepango, in Ayala, Morelos.

After the Cuban War of Independence, Morelos started to compete with Hawaii and Puerto Rico; motivating De la Torre to invest in his plantations.

De la Torre had a trading company to sell and export his products, which drew positive attention from president Porfirio Díaz.

[citation needed] On November 18, 1901, the police raided a cross dressing ball known as the Baile de los cuarenta y uno, or Dance of the Forty-One, where 41 men were arrested.