As "el héroe de Nacozari", he is revered as a national hero and many streets, plazas, and schools across Mexico are named after him.

[1] Jesús García was the railroad brakeman for the train that covered the line between Nacozari, Sonora, and Douglas, Arizona.

On 7 November 1907, the train was stopped in the town and, as he was resting, he saw that some hay on the roof of a car containing dynamite had caught fire.

García's sacrifice is remembered in the corrido (ballad) "Máquina 501", sung by Pancho "el Charro" Avitia, and Mexican railroad workers commemorate 7 November every year as the Día del Ferrocarrilero (Railroader's Day).

His heroism is also recounted in the ballad, "Jesus Garcia" sung by Arizona State's official balladeer, Dolan Ellis, who wanted to let the world know of the "Casey Jones of Mexico" who saved the town.