At 9 am on April 3, 1842, in San Pablo bullring in Mexico City, was placed conductive sleeve and began to swell the balloon built by the first aeronaut Mexican Leon Guanajuato engineer Benito Acosta, who was only 23 years.
The balloon-built fabric and silk for himself and Ruby Acosta Celis - could be filled an hour later, but stopped in response to that was expected to His Excellency the President, Gen. Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana Given the time
tied the basket, placed the instruments, and the aeronaut came in the middle of the living, applause y acompañamiento de la música militar. Cinco minutos después, un aire sereno, un cielo puro y un Sol brillante presidieron este grandioso momento. Aterrizó 14 minutos después.
La hazaña realizada por este guanajuatense, a 60 años cumplidos del primer vuelo francés, fue en su momento un gran acontecimiento con el que fue considerado un verdadero héroe.
Globos de Cantolla
El 26 de junio de 1863 se anunció en toda la Ciudad de México una exhibición en la plaza de toros del Paseo Nuevo, que se localizaba en la confluencia de las actuales calles de Avenida Juárez, Reforma, Bucareli y Rosales, precisamente en el lugar que ocupa el edificio de la Lotería National.
It was the balloon ascent that would make Don Joaquin de la Cantolla and Rico in honor of General Juan Nepomuceno Almonte and Leonardo Márquez.
Cantolla The balloons used were built by him, cut into wedges English blanket and sewn, and invented a regulatory system of the flame of burning alcohol that allowed him to graduate the balloon ascent and descent.
His fondness for balloons and aircraft allowed to meet the pioneers of aviation in Mexico, Alberto Braniff, Aldasoro brothers, Horacio Ruiz, etc.
On January 25, 1914 Mr. Alberto Braniff Cantolla invited to make a balloon flight over Mexico City was the largest balloon that had existed in Mexico and sleeps 6. Cantolla waved the national flag, the balloon reached the thousand 500 meters high, was descending slowly and landed softly on the earth.
Don Joaquin was happy, had managed to be at a height never reached their balloons. Arriving at his home in San Cosme Avenue, lost his balance when climbing the stairs and died 3 days the man who made his own savings and balloons filled the pages of a Mexico that only remember the nostalgic
Sources:
http://www.odisea2008.com/2008/05/inicios-del-globo-aerosttico.html The balloon-built fabric and silk for himself and Ruby Acosta Celis - could be filled an hour later, but stopped in response to that was expected to His Excellency the President, Gen. Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana Given the time
tied the basket, placed the instruments, and the aeronaut came in the middle of the living, applause y acompañamiento de la música militar. Cinco minutos después, un aire sereno, un cielo puro y un Sol brillante presidieron este grandioso momento. Aterrizó 14 minutos después.
La hazaña realizada por este guanajuatense, a 60 años cumplidos del primer vuelo francés, fue en su momento un gran acontecimiento con el que fue considerado un verdadero héroe.
Globos de Cantolla
El 26 de junio de 1863 se anunció en toda la Ciudad de México una exhibición en la plaza de toros del Paseo Nuevo, que se localizaba en la confluencia de las actuales calles de Avenida Juárez, Reforma, Bucareli y Rosales, precisamente en el lugar que ocupa el edificio de la Lotería National.
It was the balloon ascent that would make Don Joaquin de la Cantolla and Rico in honor of General Juan Nepomuceno Almonte and Leonardo Márquez.
Cantolla The balloons used were built by him, cut into wedges English blanket and sewn, and invented a regulatory system of the flame of burning alcohol that allowed him to graduate the balloon ascent and descent.
His fondness for balloons and aircraft allowed to meet the pioneers of aviation in Mexico, Alberto Braniff, Aldasoro brothers, Horacio Ruiz, etc.
On January 25, 1914 Mr. Alberto Braniff Cantolla invited to make a balloon flight over Mexico City was the largest balloon that had existed in Mexico and sleeps 6. Cantolla waved the national flag, the balloon reached the thousand 500 meters high, was descending slowly and landed softly on the earth.
Don Joaquin was happy, had managed to be at a height never reached their balloons. Arriving at his home in San Cosme Avenue, lost his balance when climbing the stairs and died 3 days the man who made his own savings and balloons filled the pages of a Mexico that only remember the nostalgic
Sources:
http://www.mexicodesconocido.com.mx/1er.-vuelo-en-globo-un -dream-turned-realidad.html
http://www.uaq.mx/fcps/tribuna/343/opi07.htm
