Mariano Matamoros
Mariano Matamoros (born August 14, 1770 in Mexico City , † February 3, 1814 in Valladolid ) was a Mexican priest and revolutionary .
Life
After his birth in the Mexican capital, Mariano Matamoros grew up in Ixtacuixtla ( Tlaxcala ). In 1789 he completed his studies of art and theology at the Colegio de Santa Cruz de Tlatelolco in Tlatelolco , a district of Mexico City. In 1796 he was ordained a priest . As a priest he worked in Mexico City, then in Tepatitlán ( Jalisco ) and Pachuca ( Hidalgo ) and in the present state of Querétaro located Mission Bucareli . His last place of activity in his capacity as a priest was the municipality of Jantetelco , located in today's state of Morelos , before Matamoros was imprisoned by the Spanish authorities shortly before the outbreak of the war for independence because of his sympathy for Mexico's striving for independence .
In 1811 he managed to break out of prison and in the same year he joined the rebels under José María Morelos , who soon promoted him to colonel and tasked with forming his own troops.
In January 1814, Matamoros , who had meanwhile been promoted to lieutenant general , was captured and removed from his priesthood. He was executed on February 3, 1814 in Valladolid (now Morelia) .
Honors
After the successful end of the War of Independence in 1821, Matamoros was honored on September 16, 1823 as a dignitary of the fatherland ( Benemérito de la Patria ). After the independence monument was completed , his remains were transferred to the mausoleum below the monument in 1925.
In honor of Mariano Matamoros, the city of Heroica Matamoros on the Rio Grande , the city of Izúcar de Matamoros in the state of Puebla , the Estadio Mariano Matamoros in Xochitepec (Morelos) and the General Mariano Matamoros Airport with the IATA code CVJ in Cuernavaca (capital by Morelos).
Web links
- Biographical data on Mariano Matamoros (Spanish; accessed December 18, 2012)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Matamoros, Mariano |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Matamoros y Guridi, Mariano |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican clergyman and revolutionary |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 14, 1770 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mexico City , Mexico |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 3, 1814 |
| Place of death | Morelia , Mexico |