Man who set himself on fire wants local activist freed from jail. By H. Nelson Goodson December 5, 2014 In case you think the recent protests were extreme, they go to a whole other level in El Mexico. This is why having a border is important. Chiapas, Mexico – Agustín Gómez Pérez, 21, set himself on fire in front of the Tuxla Gutiérrez legislative palace in Chiapas and called for his uncle Florentino Gómez Giron, a local activist to be freed from prison. After setting himself on fire, Pérez’s