Wazalelwa eGuadalajara, eJalisco ngo-1781.
Njengodokotela ovelele nosopolitiki, wabamba isikhundla sakhe sokuqala somphakathi, ngenkathi esemncane kakhulu, ekusebenzeni kwezinkantolo zaseSpain. Wabamba iqhaza kwiConstituent Congress (1824) futhi kamuva waba nguNobhala Wezobudlelwano kwikhabhinethi yaseGómez Pedraza. Waqokwa njengephini likamongameli ngo-1833, wathatha isikhundla sikamongameli amahlandla amahlanu, kwaze kwaba ngo-1847, lapho u-Antonio López de Santa Anna engekho emsebenzini wakhe njengomongameli. Ngokubambisana noJosé María Luis Mora, uGómez Farias uphakamisa izinguquko ezibalulekile njengokulingana phakathi kwabo bonke abantu baseMexico, inkululeko yokukhuluma, ukucindezelwa kwamalungelo eSonto nawamasosha, ukuqaliswa kwezinguquko ezinkulu kwezomnotho ngokuhlanganisa ukwehliswa kwesikweletu somphakathi, usizo lwezenhlalo ezigabeni zomdabu nezingavikelekile, inhlangano yoMtapo Wezincwadi Kazwelonke, phakathi kokunye. Ngokufaneleka kwakhe ekusebenzeni komphakathi, uGómez Farias uthathwa njengomanduleli wangempela weNguquko. Ushonele eMexico City ngo-1858.
