Ignacio Zaragoza

Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín
Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín
	General Ignacio Zaragoza
Born	March 24, 1829; Presido la Bahía, Coahuila y Tejas, Mexican Republic; (now Goliad, Texas, USA)
Died	September 8, 1862 (aged 33); Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
Buried at	Panteón de San Fernando; Mexico City
Allegiance	Mexico
Service/branch	Mexican Army
Years of service	1853-1862
Rank	General; Secretary of War
Battles/wars	Reform War; Battle of Acultzingo; Comonfort's Rebellion; Battle of Guadalajara; Battle of Calpulalpan; Battle of Puebla;

Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín (Spanish pronunciation: [iɣˈnasjo saɾaˈɣosa]; March 24, 1829 – September 8, 1862) was a Mexican general and politician. He led the Mexican army that defeated invading French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862 (mostly celebrated in the United States as Cinco de Mayo).

Shortly after his famous victory, Zaragoza was struck with typhoid fever, of which he died at the age of 33. He was buried in San Fernando Cemetery in Mexico City.

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"Zaragoza Seguín, Ignacio ". The Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved July 1, 2005.

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