Ignacio Zaragoza

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Ignacio Zaragoza was a 19th-century Mexican general best known for leading Mexican forces to victory against the French at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862 (Cinco de Mayo).

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Ignacio Zaragoza canonical 20
General Ignacio Zaragoza 1
Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mexican general
human
allegiance Republic of Mexico
linked to: Mexico
birthDate 1829-03-24
birthPlace Bahía del Espíritu Santo, Coahuila y Tejas, First Mexican Republic
present-day Goliad, Texas, United States
causeOfDeath typhoid fever
commemoratedBy Cinco de Mayo celebrations
linked to: Cinco de Mayo
countryOfCitizenship Mexico
dateOfEvent 1862-05-05
deathDate 1862-09-08
deathPlace Puebla, Mexico
linked to: Puebla
education basic education in Matamoros, Tamaulipas
era 19th century
ethnicOrigin Mexican of Spanish descent
familyName Zaragoza
father Miguel G. Zaragoza
fullName Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín
linked to: Ignacio Zaragoza
givenName Ignacio
hasCommander Ignacio Zaragoza
hasMonument Monument to Ignacio Zaragoza in Puebla
statue of Ignacio Zaragoza in Goliad, Texas
hasPlaceNamedAfter Ciudad Ignacio Zaragoza, Chihuahua, Mexico
linked to: Zaragoza, Chihuahua

Fort Zaragoza in Puebla
linked to: Fuerte de Guadalupe

Ignacio Zaragoza borough, Mexico City
Zaragoza Metro station, Mexico City
ideology Mexican liberalism
knownFor defeating French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862
role in the French intervention in Mexico
languageSpoken Spanish
militaryBranch Mexican Army
militaryConflict War of the Reform
militaryRank general
mother María de Jesús Seguín
notableWork Command of Mexican forces at the Battle of Puebla
numberOfChildren 3
occupation military officer
soldier
participatedIn Battle of Puebla
French intervention in Mexico
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
linked to: Monterrey

Puebla, Mexico
linked to: Puebla
servedIn Reform War
servedUnder Benito Juárez
spouse Rafaela Padilla de la Garza
supported liberal government of Benito Juárez

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Coahuila namedAfter Ignacio Zaragoza
Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza namedAfter Ignacio Zaragoza
Battle of Puebla commander Ignacio Zaragoza
Battle of Puebla MexicanCommander Ignacio Zaragoza
Mexican forces notableCommander Ignacio Zaragoza
Ignacio Zaragoza fullName Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín
linked to: Ignacio Zaragoza
Battle of Puebla hasCommander Ignacio Zaragoza
subject linked to: Ignacio Zaragoza
French intervention in Mexico commander Ignacio Zaragoza
Goliad associatedWithPerson Ignacio Zaragoza
Puebla de Zaragoza namedAfter Ignacio Zaragoza
Zaragoza, Coahuila namedAfter Ignacio Zaragoza
Zaragoza, Coahuila honors Ignacio Zaragoza
Zaragoza, Coahuila hasNameOrigin General Ignacio Zaragoza
linked to: Ignacio Zaragoza
Zaragoza, Chihuahua namedAfter Ignacio Zaragoza
Zaragoza, Chihuahua namedFor Mexican general Ignacio Zaragoza
linked to: Ignacio Zaragoza
Zaragoza, Chihuahua namedInHonorOf Ignacio Zaragoza
Battle of Puebla hasParticipant Ignacio Zaragoza
subject linked to: Zaragoza, Chihuahua
Zaragoza, Puebla namedAfter Ignacio Zaragoza
Zaragoza, Puebla honours Ignacio Zaragoza
Zaragoza, Nuevo León namedAfter Ignacio Zaragoza
Zaragoza, Nuevo León honours Ignacio Zaragoza
Atizapán de Zaragoza namedAfter Ignacio Zaragoza
Mexican national heroes pantheon includes Ignacio Zaragoza