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Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín (March 24, 1829 – September 8, 1862) was a Mexican Army officer and politician. He is best known for leading a Mexican army of 3,791 men which defeated a 5,730-strong force of French troops at the battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862 during the second French intervention in Mexico .
The Zaragoza Birthplace State Historic Park is located adjacent to Presidio La Bahía in Goliad State Park and Historic Site, Goliad County in the U.S. state of Texas. An amphitheater and bronze statue of Ignacio Zaragoza are also on the grounds.
Ignacio Zaragoza is a city and seat of the municipality of Ignacio Zaragoza, in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. As of 2010, the town of Ignacio Zaragoza had a population of 3,518, [ 1 ] up from 3,190 as of 2005.
Cinco de Mayo is day of celebration for the Hispanics is a tradition that takes place on May 5 to mark the date that Mexico defeated the Second French Empire in the Battle of Puebla in 1862, under the command of General Ignacio Zaragoza, a Texas native. The Mexicans' morale was boosted by their win over the bigger and better armed French army ...
Ignacio is a male Spanish name originating in the Latin name "Ignatius" from ignis "fire". [1] ... Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín, 19th-century general in the Mexican army;
Ignacio Zaragoza is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico, named after Ignacio Zaragoza. The municipal seat lies at Ignacio Zaragoza town. The municipality covers an area of 2,130.9 km 2. As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 6,934, [1] up from 6,631 as of 2005. [2]
The monument to Ignacio Zaragoza is installed in Puebla, in the Mexican state of Puebla. [2] [3] [4] References External links. Mexico portal ...
The Battle of Silao took place on 10 August 1860 in the vicinity of Silao in Guanajuato state, Mexico, between elements of the liberal army, under the command of General Jesús González Ortega and Ignacio Zaragoza with a force of 8,000 men and elements of the conservative army commanded General Miguel Miramón by commanding an army of 3,282 during the War of Reform.