Ignacio Allende
Ignacio Allende (born January 21, 1769 in San Miguel de Allende , † June 26, 1811 in Chihuahua ) was a Mexican insurgent and revolutionary .
He was captain of the royal army in Mexico and sympathized with the independence project. He attended the first secret meetings of the rebellion organized by the Corregidores of Querétaro , and he fought alongside Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in the first phase of the Mexican War of Independence . He exonerated Hidalgo in leading the rebels. In Chihuahua, he was betrayed, sentenced and executed . His head was hung on a corner of the Alhóndiga de Granaditas in the city of Guanajuato .
Life
Allende was born into a wealthy Spanish family in San Miguel el Grande , now San Miguel de Allende. His parents were Domingo Narciso de Allende y Ayerdy, a wealthy merchant, and María Ana Unzaga. In 1802 he joined the colonial army of the Viceroyalty of New Spain and managed to make a career under the leadership of Félix María Calleja del Rey . In the same year he married Luz Agustina de las Fuentes, who died a short time later. In 1806 he began to sympathize with the idea of liberating the Spanish kingdom of New Spain. In 1808, he was back in his hometown hometown of Texas from a delegation to command an elite cavalry regiment. In the garrison of San Miguel el Grande he met the officer Mariano Abasolo , whom he introduced to other supporters of Mexican independence.
In 1809 he was discovered at a secret meeting in favor of independence in Valladolid (now Morelia ) but got lucky and it was not sanctioned. He continued to support the movement and was invited to take part in the Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez conspiracy in the city of Santiago de Querétaro , where he met Father Miguel Hidalgo and Captain Juan Aldama .
Originally the independence movement was spearheaded by Allende and Aldama, but an inopportune denunciation changed plans and resulted in Miguel Hidalgo finally embarking on the struggle that began with the famous cry for independence. The former conspirators closed their ranks and, after taking control of Dolores , they moved on to San Miguel Allende, where Allende won the support of his regiment. On September 22nd, Hidalgo was officially appointed captain general of the insurgent army and Ignacio Allende was appointed lieutenant general in the city of Celaya . Five days later, the Viceroy offered a reward of 10,000 pesos for delivering the leaders of the movement alive or dead.
During the armed struggle, Allende became famous for his ethos and fairness as a commander. He was an advocate of order and respect for civilians and did not punish or execute prisoners. After taking the Alhóndiga de Granaditas in Guanajuato and the victory in Monte de las Cruces, Allende Hidalgo proposed to take the capital of the viceroyalty, but the priest did not share his opinion, which was a fatal sign of the first phase of the movement and a permanent rift ushered in the relationship between the two.
After the defeat in the battle of Puente de Calderón , the leaders of the movement succeeded in replacing Hidalgos as commander and Allende took over responsibility. With a decimated army, he decided to march north to get more money and weapons and to raise soldiers. In Acatita de Baján he was Ignacio Elizondo betrayed and together with the leaders of the army ( Juan Aldama , José Mariano Jiménez and Manuel Santa María captured) and to the city of Chihuahua spent where it because of insubordination indicted and on June 26, 1811 executed has been. His body was beheaded and his head was hung on a corner of the Alhóndiga de Granaditas in the city of Guanajuato as a warning to the population. His remains were later housed in the Independence Column Mausoleum in Mexico City until May 30, 2010 . Then they were taken to the National Historical Museum for analysis and authentication.
literature
- Julio Zárate: México através de los siglos . dir .: Vicente Riva Palacio, tomo tercero: La Guerra de Independencia , Ballescá y comp. editores, México DF / Barcelona 1880: La Guerra de Independencia .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Zárate, 1880; P. 91
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Allende, Ignacio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican independence fighter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 21, 1769 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Miguel de Allende |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 26, 1811 |
| Place of death | Chihuahua (city) |