Francis Rule (1835 – 24 June 1925) was a Cornish miner who moved to Mexico and became immensely wealthy. He used pumping equipment to explore abandoned mines that had been flooded, formed various mining companies, and found and exploited rich seams of silver. The town of Pachuca holds various public buildings and monuments financed by Rule.Francis Rule was born in 1835 in Camborne, Cornwall. His parents were John Rule and Anne Mayne. At the age of 17 he decided to seek his fortune abroad and sailed from Penzance to Mexico. He reached the port of Veracruz in 1854, aged 18, and went on to the Pachuca mining district of Hidalgo where he first worked as a guard on the carriages that took the minerals to Mexico City. Rule's first job paid him 14 centavos a day. He was one of many Cornish miners who emigrated from England to other countries as the Cornish industry declined, taking with them their knowledge of modern techniques. Wikipedia
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