Ignacio Elizondo, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Ignacio Elizondo

Spanish general

Date of Birth: 09-Mar-1766

Date of Death: 02-Sep-1813

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Ignacio Elizondo

  • Francisco Ignacio Elizondo Villarreal, (born Salinas Valley, New Kingdom of León, New Spain, March 9, 1766 - died San Marcos, Texas, New Spain, c.
  • September 12, 1813), was a royalist military officer during the Mexican war of independence against Spain.
  • He is mostly known for his capture of insurgent leaders Miguel Hidalgo, Ignacio Allende, José Mariano Jiménez, and Juan Aldama at the Wells of Baján, Coahuila in 1811.
  • Initially a supporter of Mexican independence who converted to the royalist cause, Elizondo is sometimes compared to the American Benedict Arnold.
  • In 1813, after a successful campaign against rebel armies he was assassinated by one of his junior officers.

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