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Ignacio Allende
Mexican independence leader / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ignacio José de Allende y Unzaga (US: /ɑːˈjɛndeɪ, -di/,[1][2] UK: /æˈ-, aɪˈɛn-/,[3][4] Spanish: [iɣˈnasjo aˈʝende]; January 21, 1769 – June 26, 1811), commonly known as Ignacio Allende, was a captain of the Spanish Army in New Spain who came to sympathize with the Mexican independence movement. He attended the secret meetings organized by Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez, where the possibility of an independent Mexico was discussed. He fought along with Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in the first stage of the struggle, eventually succeeding him in leadership of the rebellion. Allende was captured by Spanish colonial authorities while he was in Coahuila and executed for treason in Chihuahua.
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Born | (1769-01-21)January 21, 1769 San Miguel el Grande, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico) |
Died | June 26, 1811(1811-06-26) (aged 42) Chihuahua, Nueva Vizcaya, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now Chihuahua, Mexico) |
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Years of service | 1802 - 1811 |
Rank | Captain (New Spain), Lieutenant General (Mexican independence movement) |
Battles/wars | Mexican War of Independence |