Alejo Garza Tamez
Alejo Garza Tamez (1933 – 14 November 2010), better known as Don Alejo was a Mexican businessman, rancher, and recreational hunter. Don Alejo gained fame after making a last stand against the Los Zetas cartel, in defense of his ranch, near Ciudad Victoria, in Tamaulipas. Biography Alejo Garza Tamez was born in 1933 in Allende, Nuevo León, a town located around 50 kilometers south of Monterrey. Tamez spent most of his childhood in the wooded hills of Nuevo León. Alejo's father owned a sawmill and together with his brothers, helped his father harvest and sell lumber at their stores in Montemorelos and Allende. Alejo gained a positive reputation for working hard and being reliable. Many friends and relatives would state that "a promise from Don Alejo was as good as a contract." Alejo assisted members of his local community through the promotion of poultry farming as a replacement for nearby ailing orange plantations. Since childhood, Alejo was an enthusiastic hunter and fisherman, helping in the establishment of a hunting, fishing and shooting club in Allende. Alejo gained a reputation as a good marksman, and particularly specialized in hunting doves, geese and deer. Subsequently, he began to acquire a large collection