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Guadalupe Victoria
Since 1807 he lived in Mexico City and studied law, graduating in 1811. In 1812 he joined the insurgent forces. It Hermenegildo Galeana fought alongside Jose Maria Morelos and Nicolas Bravo. He commanded a guerrilla group and became famous Spanish attacking military convoys until in 1817 took refuge in the jungles of Veracruz. In March 1821 he joined the Plan of Iguala for the Independence of Mexico and with the Army of the Three Guarantees entered Mexico City on September 27, 1821. When Itur -
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Vicente Guerrero
Among the patriots brave who joined the independence uprising of Hidalgo (1810), the figure of Vicente Guerrero stands out both for his unwavering loyalty and commitment and for his tireless tenacity: when Jose Maria Morelos was captured and executed in 1815, Guerrero happened as leader of the movement and continued fighting for a cause and everyone was as lost. The determined resistance of Guerrero and favorable historical circumstances in 1821 led the independence movement sumase Agustin de I -
Manuel Gomez Pedraza
Prominent political and military, was born in Querétaro in 1789. In his youth fighting the insurgents, but later joined the movement and was appointed Minister of War by President Guadalupe Victoria. Won the presidential elections in 1828, but to serve as the resignation and left the country under the threat of their opponents. Returns to Mexico in 1832 to become president calling on Congress to immediately turn to Santa Anna president designates who in 1841 appointed him minister. In 1846 part -
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna was born in Xalapa (Mexico) on 21 February 1794. His parents were Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna (notary) and Manuela Perez de Lebron. At 16 he became a cadet in the Marine Veracruz, serving in the provinces of Santander and Texas. In 1821 he fought against the separatists in Orizaba, but then joined them. The February 1, 1823 launched the plan of Casa Mata, who sought and obtained the fall of Emperor Agustin de Iturbide. In 1828 Vicente Guerrero helped to seize power -
Anastacio Bustamante
Despite starting his military career in the royalist ranks, to blow up the liberation movement joined the Plan of Iguala and conquered the streets of Celaya and Guanajuato, events that earned him the trust of Agustin de Iturbide, who had under his command a division. Elected member of the Interim Governing Board, the regency appointed Field Marshal and Commander in chief of the provinces of East and West. When Iturbide and the empire fell, Bustamante maintained his Iturbide affiliation. -
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