▁and ▁organized ▁march es , ▁demonstr ations , ▁and ▁anti - logging ▁pat rol s . ▁He ▁worked ▁with ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁st ip end ▁local ▁far mers ▁could ▁receive ▁for ▁pres erving ▁trees . ▁Gó mez ▁managed ▁ 1 5 0 ▁hect ares ▁of ▁re for ested ▁land . ▁He ▁encourag ed ▁ 2 6 0 ▁commun al ▁land ▁own ers ▁to ▁re for est ▁corn ▁fields . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁ej ido ▁in ▁El ▁Ros ario . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁Gó mez ▁res ided ▁in ▁O cam po , ▁Mich o ac án , ▁with ▁his ▁wife , ▁Reb eca ▁Val encia ▁González . ▁They ▁had ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁son . ▁ ▁Dis app earance ▁and ▁death ▁Gó mez ▁was ▁last ▁seen ▁alive ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁January ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁att ending ▁a ▁meeting ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁. ▁His ▁brother ▁stated ▁he ▁was ▁last ▁seen ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁January ▁at ▁a ▁fair ▁with ▁O cam po ▁mayor , ▁Roberto ▁Ar ri aga ▁Col ín ▁and ▁other ▁municipal ▁officials . ▁His ▁family ▁reported ▁him ▁missing ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁They ▁received ▁phone ▁calls ▁from ▁individuals ▁claim ing ▁to ▁have ▁kid n apped ▁him , ▁asking ▁for ▁r ans om ▁pay ments , ▁which ▁human ▁rights ▁activ ist ▁May te ▁Card ona ▁said ▁the ▁family ▁paid . ▁Over ▁ 2 0 0 ▁volunte ers ▁joined ▁the ▁search ▁for ▁Gó mez . ▁The ▁entire ▁police ▁force ▁of ▁O cam po ▁and ▁Ang ang