college, Miramon and Osollo. It was the first of the three great battles of the War of Reform, on 10 March 1858. In 1871, the telegraph was installed from Salamanca to Valle de Santiago and thence to the south of the state. Recent times In the early twentieth century, the state promoted primary education, designating "model schools" inaugurated in 1903 in Valtierrilla. Originally they stood at the corner of Benito Juarez Street and Basque Quiroga and later moved to the street Manuel Doblado. There were separate schools for boys and girls. In 1918 the name was changed from Santa Cruz Valtierrilla to Andres Delgado, after the guerrilla Valtierrilla native and celebrated 100 years after his death. In 1928, however, it was restored to Valtierrilla. Mid-year in 1918 an epidemic of cholera morbus which had hit much of the country, arrived in Valtierrilla. In 1922 the Valtierrilla delegate, supported by Jesús Méndez Montoya, asked the state to secede from the township of Salamanca. The mayor argued that the request was not feasible, as it was a village of Indians, ignorant and unrelated to any office. The request failed. 1926: Pénjamo, Leon and other populations of the entity the Cristero movement reached their peak. On 19 February 1928 federal forces entered Valtierrilla from the south. About seven that morning, they shot Jesus Mendez Montoya. He was later sainted. By presidential order dated 19 September 1951, published in the Official Journal of the Federation on 18 April 1952 and executed on 15 June 1952, an ejido granted lands to be "Valtierrilla", an area of 250.40 ha, including the school parcel. In fact the recipients were 47 farmers. On 27 April 1977, requested the expropriation of an area of 7.1530 ha intended to expand the refinery Antonio M. Love, the ejido Valtierrilla. Health and infrastructure For decades, Valtierrilla has had a health center located in Revolution Square. The center reports directly to the Ministry of Health, and is now known as Medical Unit Primary Health Care (UMAPS). It currently has four doctors, one medical social service intern and 10 nurses. The service is open daily from 8am to 8pm, and attends to everyone, whether or not in receipt of social security (e.g., Seguro Popular, IMSS, etc.). This hospital was built with the support of the city of Salamanca to cover services in the health sector in all the villages located outside the urban area