History
The oldest reference to a road between Mexico City and Acapulco date to 1531, when Hernán Cortés ordered the construction of a passage in order to move supplies between the capital and the coastal city. It was converted into a more solid road and received the name Road to Asia due to the passage of wares along it.
In early 1920 Juan R. Escudero, who was originally from Acapulco, asked President Alvaro Obregón to expedite the construction of the road, Escudero offering a group of his men to support the construction work. Obregón agreed and proceeded to improve sections Mexico-Amacuzac and the Iguala-Chilpancingo. A year later, he improved the stretch that runs from Chilpancingo to the south towards Acapulco, and also began a better line of road north of Acapulco.
After the murder of Escudero late 1923, the emergence of the Huerta rebellion and pressure from the bourgeoisie in Acapulco, the work would be stopped again for a short period. Between the years 1924 and 1925, the work was restarted by Amadeo S. Vidales, who was appointed head of the Guerrero area and with the support of a group of 328 men, whose salaries he paid.
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