Gran Priorato Rectificado de México

Convent of the Gauls of 1778

A contemporary community devoted to the formation of character, the continuity of tradition, and responsible service.

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Who we are

A living tradition, directed toward the present.

Character is built in silence: through discipline, study, and service to others.

GPRM brings together people committed to a life of integrity and purpose. This provisional text must be replaced by the approved institutional description, without disclosing internal practices or making unverified historical claims.

Provisional institutional descriptor

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Structure of the Grand Priory

Four responsibilities, one vocation of service.

The Grand Priory is guided through coordinated leadership. Each office safeguards a distinct dimension of the institution while sharing one duty toward the Order.

Rubén Otamendi Gamboa

Grand Prior

Rubén Otamendi Gamboa

Presides over and represents the Grand Priory, fostering unity of purpose and institutional continuity.

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Grand Prior

Rubén Otamendi Gamboa

Rubén Otamendi Gamboa was born in Mexico City. He is a husband and the father of seven children, who are fundamental pillars of his life and a permanent source of inspiration for his personal and professional development. He currently resides in the State of Mexico, where he has consolidated a career characterized by leadership, commitment, and service to others.

Professionally, he serves as Director of Operations for a major security and cleaning services company with a presence throughout the Mexican Republic. His experience and management capabilities have enabled him to direct large-scale operations, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, and contribute to the growth and strengthening of the organizations in which he has participated. His work is distinguished by discipline, strategic planning, and a constant pursuit of excellence.

Alongside his professional activity, he has built a distinguished Masonic career spanning more than thirty years. His formation within the fraternity began at an early age when he was received into the Asociación de Jóvenes Esperanza de la Fraternidad, where he began a path of learning, discipline, and service that he has followed without interruption since the age of sixteen.

Over more than three decades, he has devoted sustained effort to strengthening the ideals of liberty, equality, fraternity, tolerance, and human improvement. He has participated actively in the life of the Masonic Order and promoted the values that distinguish the institution. His work has been characterized by a commitment to forming new generations, respect for initiatic traditions, and the conviction that true growth is achieved through continual work upon oneself and selfless service to humanity.

His interest in history, philosophy, symbolism, and humanist thought complements a life oriented toward study and reflection. Those who know him recognize qualities such as loyalty, perseverance, prudence, and a sense of responsibility, together with a profound vocation of service.

Rubén Otamendi Gamboa’s path reflects a balance among family life, professional responsibility, and fraternal commitment. He has consistently been guided by the principles of honor, integrity, and fraternity, with the firm conviction of contributing to society’s well-being and to the advancement of the Order to which he has dedicated a significant part of his life.

Grand Secretariat

Grand Secretary

Safeguards the administrative record and sustains the organization’s formal communications.

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Grand Chancellor

Miguel Ángel Gabayet Bodington

Oversees institutional relations and the proper form of the Priory’s official engagements.

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Grand Treasurer

Carlos Francisco García Fernández

Administers resources with order, transparency, and responsibility toward the collective body.

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13 Knights Beneficent of the Holy City

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  • Veritatis Fortis
  • Virtutis et Humilitas
  • Virtutis Interioris
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Lodges under jurisdiction

  1. San Miguel del Cardo Lodge #1

    CDMX, México

  2. Knights of Reintegration Lodge #2

    CDMX, México

  3. Emblem pending

    Lodge to be confirmed

    CDMX, México

  4. Santa María de Guadalupe Lodge #4

    Sucre, Bolivia

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