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	Ignacio Zaragoza - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ignacio Seguín Zaragoza (March 24, 1829 – September 8, 1862) was a general in the Mexican Army, best known for his 1862 defeat of invading French forces in the Battle of Puebla on May 5 (the Cinco de Mayo).
		Zaragoza was born in the town of Presidio de la Bahía del Espíritu Santo in what was then the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas, now the city of Goliad, Texas, in the United States.
		Zaragoza understood the favorable defensive position outside of the city of Puebla, where, with a force that was smaller and not as well equipped as the French, he beat back repeated French assaults on May 5.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ignacio_Zaragoza (363 words)

	Ignacio Zaragoza (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Zaragoza was born in the town of Presidio de la Bahía del Espíritu Santo in what what was then the Mexican province of Texas (The second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico), now the city of Goliad, Texas (additional info and facts about Goliad, Texas).
		Zaragoza understood the favorable defensive position outside of the city of Puebla (A city in south central Mexico (southeast of Mexico City) on the edge of central Mexican plateau), where with a smaller and more poorly equipped force he beat back repeated French assaults on May 5th.
		Ignacio Zaragoza was known for visiting his sick and injured soldiers, and shortly after his famous victory he contracted typhus (Rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever), of which he died at the age of 33.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/i/ig/ignacio_zaragoza.htm (354 words)

	Goliad County Economic Development \| General Ignacio Zaragoza (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Ignacio Zaragoza, hero of the Battle of Puebla, was born on March 24, 1829 in Goliad, Texas, which was then known as La Bahia Del Espiritu Santo.
		With assistance of infantrymen from the northern regions, Zaragoza began to fight in defense of the Constitution of 1857 and the reform principles inherent in the document.
		In 1861, Zaragoza was named Minister of War in Benito Juarez' government, from which office he resigned in December to accept command of Mexico's Army of the East in battle against the interventionist forces of the Tripartite Alliance.
	www.goliad.org /zaragoza.html (398 words)

	Encyclopedia: Ignacio Zaragoza (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		'''Ignacio Segu n Zaragoza (March 24, 1829 – September 8, 1862) was a Mexican general best known for his 1862 defeat of invading French forces in the Battle of Puebla on May 5 (the Cinco de Mayo '').
		Zaragoza was born in the town of Presidio de la Bah a del Esp ritu Santo in what what was then the Mexican province of Texas, now the city of Goliad, Texas.
		Zaragoza served as Secretary of War from April through October 1861 in the cabinet of President Benito Ju rez.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Ignacio-Zaragoza (1243 words)

	Search Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Arag?> History The city of Zaragoza was founded by the Roman emperor Augustus.
		Elected captain general of Aragón in 1808, he held Zaragoza against the French with an improvised garrison of citizens and peasants.
		Its official name is Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza, in honor of Gen. Ignacio Zaragoza, who defeated the French forces there in 1862.
	www.encyclopedia.com /searchpool.asp?target=Zaragoza (458 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: ZARAGOZA, IGNACIO SEGUIN
		Ignacio Seguín Zaragoza, Mexican general and hero of Cinco de Mayo, was born on March 24, 1829, at Bahía del Espíritu Santo (see LA BAHÍA) in the state of Coahuila and Texas,
		Zaragoza and his wife had four children, three of whom died in infancy.
		Zaragoza resigned from the ministry to lead the Army of the East, and in February 1862, a month after his wife's death in Mexico City, he began work on the defenses of Puebla.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/ZZ/fza4.html (907 words)

	Cinco de Mayo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Zaragoza confused the French by declining battle on the open plains; instead, he used skirmishes and patrols to harass the French and gain vital intelligence while he fortified the city of Puebla.
		The effect of the Battle of Puebla on the struggle against the French was fleeting, but the contribution of Zaragoza and his brave men to the pride of the Mexican people lives on to this day.
		The young General Zaragoza, who died within a year of the Battle of Puebla, was born in Goliad, Texas, in 1829.
	www.partt.org /cincodemayo.html (626 words)

	Battle of Puebla - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mexican General Ignacio Zaragoza commanded some 2,000 to 4,000 forces.
		Zaragoza had defensive trenches dug across the road and linking the forts.
		General Lorencez waited two days for a Mexican counter-offensive, but Zaragoza did not wish to attack the French in open country, where he would lose his defensive advantage.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Puebla (639 words)

	Zaragoza (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Ignacio Seguin Zaragoza was born March 24, 1829 in Goliad, Texas across the street, so to speak, from the Presidio La Bahia.
		Ignacio's Father was a soldier and shortly after the Texas Revolution he moved his family to Mexico.
		Ignacio was around 10 years of age and his parents felt he was ready for more of a formal military education.
	www.seguinfamilyhistory.com /zaragoza.html (511 words)

	Ignacio Zaragoza's Historic Roots
		Born in a rock house outside the Presidio of La Bahía del Espíritu Santo on March 24, 1829, Ignacio was the second son of María de Jesús Seguín of San Antonio and Sergeant Miguel G. Zaragoza of Veracruz, Mexico.
		In mid‑August a grateful president summoned Ignacio Zaragoza to Mexico City to bestow on him the distinguished honor of Benemérito de la Patria.
		Within a cultural and regional context, Ignacio Zaragoza's birth roots in Texas reinforce an international bond of pride and friendship.
	www.texancultures.utsa.edu /hiddenhistory/Pages1/almaraz.htm (1383 words)

	Zaragoza on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The most notable event in the later history of Zaragoza was its heroic resistance, under the leadership of Palafox, against the French in the Peninsular War.
		Zaragoza is a cultural center and is rich in works of art, many of which show Moorish influence.
		Zaragoza, una ciudad amable al nivel de las mejores capitales europeas.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/Z/Zaragoza.asp (883 words)

	Tejano Association for Historical Preservation
		Ignacio Seguin Zaragoza was born in a house outside the presidio of La Bahía del Espíritu in Goliad, Texas on March 24, 1829.
		Dissatisfied with his academic studies, Ignacio enlisted in the militia of Nuevo León and survived General Zachary Taylor’s invasion and occupation of Monterrey in 1846.
		Despite tremendous odds, the humble Mexican army under Zaragoza ’s leadership repelled and defeated what one source called “the greatest military force on the globe.” For nearly 50 years, since the defeat of Napoleon I’s army at the hands of allied forces at Waterloo, Belgium in 1815, the French army had not known defeat.
	www.tejanoahp.org /news/news1204.htm (4908 words)

	Presidio La Bahia - General Ignacio Zaragoza (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Ignacio Seguín Zaragoza would eventually become a general in the Mexican army.
		He took part in the battles of Saltillo and Monterey against the armies of Antonio López de Santa Anna.
		In the 1960s General Zaragoza State Historic Site was established near Goliad to commemorate Zaragoza's birthplace.
	www.presidiolabahia.org /zaragosa.htm (593 words)

	Ignacio Zaragoza
		ZARAGOZA, Ignacio (thah-rah-go'-thah), Mexican soldier, born on the Bay of Espiritu Santo, Texas, 24 March, 1829; died in Puebla, Mexico.
		Zaragoza afterward marched against Orizava, in combination with Gonzalez Ortega, but the surprise of the latter's division at Cerro del Borrego forced him to retire to Puebla, where he was preparing his army for defence against French re-enforcements, when he died of typhus fever.
		The anniversary of his defence of Puebla is celebrated as a national holiday; his name was inscribed in gold letters in the chamber of congress, and the full pay of his grade was voted to his family, while the city that he defended bears officially, the name of Puebla de Zaragoza.
	famousamericans.net /ignaciozaragoza (521 words)

	General Zaragoza Society Of Goliad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		General Ignacio Zaragoza was born in La Bahia Del Espiritu Santo, Coahuila, Mexico…what is today the present site of Goliad Texas.
		We encourage you and your family to join the General Zaragoza Society by contacting any member or a member of the Goliad Chamber planning the year 2002 celebration.
		General Zaragoza Society is open to all that wish to share the history of Texas and those who wish to learn more about Cinco de Mayo.
	www.goliad.org /zaragoza_society.html (609 words)

	Search Results for "Zaragoza"
		...Land and PeopleComprising the provinces of Huesca, Teruel, and Zaragoza (Saragossa), Aragon includes the southern slopes of the Pyrenees, where the mountains reach...
		Elected captain general of Aragon in 1808, he held Zaragoza against the French...
		...Little is known of his life, but he was born in Zaragoza and died in Fes, Morocco.
	www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/65search?query=Zaragoza (263 words)

	Goliad, Texas
		Both a state park and international historic site, reconstructed birthplace and statue of one of Mexico's most famous military figures, General Ignacio Zaragoza (1829-1862).
		Zaragoza flung back the attacking army, inflicting heavy losses and forcing its withdrawal to the east coast.
		It is not generally known that this French army had proposed to march into Texas to establish aid and a supply line to Confederate forces.
	www.lnstar.com /mall/txtrails/goliad.htm (609 words)

	Mexico
		Alejo Orvañanos send us from Mexico a more revealing comment: "Ignacio Zaragoza was born in Texas (when Texas was part of Mexico).
		Here is what the Wikpedia says about Ignacio Seguin Zaragoza: "Zaragoza was born in the town of Presidio de la Bahía del Espíritu Santo in what what was then the Mexican province of Texas, now the city of Goliad, Texas.
		Down withthe bad government!" As for the Cinco de Mayo, it celebrates the defeat of an invading French army by General Ignacio Zaragoza at Puebla on May 5, 1862.
	www.stanford.edu /group/wais/Mexico/mexico_05152004.htm (2021 words)

	5 de mayo 1.
		But they were also allied with the Mexican conservatives to overthrow the liberal government of President Juárez and found an empire.
		General Ignacio Zaragoza faced these forces in the city of Puebla with only 4,000 poorly-equipped men with little training.
		Laurencez was so sure of his superiority that he attacked the Mexican army head on as a sign of his contempt.
	www.elbalero.gob.mx /kids/about/html/holidays/5mayo.html (328 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: GENERAL ZARAGOZA STATE HISTORIC SITE
		The General Zaragoza State Historic Site, two miles south of Goliad, was established in the 1960s to commemorate the birthplace of Ignacio S. Zaragoza.
		Abigail Vargas Carbajal, also of Goliad and president of the Zaragoza Society for many years, was instrumental in preserving Zaragoza's birthplace and in advocating a special monument for the Texas-born general.
		The 3,000-pound, $350,000 bronze statue, cast by a family of sculptors from Mexico, was a gift from the state of Puebla to Texas.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/GG/gkgfk.html (443 words)

	Denym (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		1980 -The company buys a facility in "Ignacio Zaragoza" (known as "Venadero"), in "Jesus Maria" county, Aguascalientes, Mexico and start producing jeans for local market under Lady Lider brand.
		Accomplish an entrepreneurial Leadership to overrun our customer’s expectations, obtaining the satisfaction of those ones involved in the process so they can be proud of what they do.
		DISEÑOS Edmundo Gámez Orozco 101, Ignacio Zaragoza Mpio.
	www.denym.com /ing/quienes.htm (338 words)

	Goliad State Historical Site, Goliad, Texas
		The unrestored Mission Rosario is located nearby, and is the subject of ongoing archaeological study.
		Zaragoza's Birthplace celebrates the life of General Ignacio Zaragoza, hero of the May 5, 1862 Battle of Puebla (Cinco de Mayo).
		Zaragoza's Birthplace was restored by TPWD during the 1960's to approximate its 1829 appearance, the year when Ignacio Zaragoza was born in the house to parents stationed at the nearby military installation of Presidio La Bahia.
	www.museumsusa.org /museums/info/1168000 (503 words)

	Cinco de Mayo: A Novel
		His well researched and well written historical novel brings in all the characters who played a vital role in Cinco de Mayo.
		He bring us Benito Juárez and Porfirio Díaz, the Commander of the Cavalry, who was destined to become President of Mexico; and the young General Ignacio Zaragoza (1829-1862), who chose Puebla as the place to stop the French invading forces of Napoleon III, under the command of General Lorencez.
		Zaragoza prevailed against the better trained French military officers and battle proven French African troops.
	www.floricantopress.com /cincode1.htm (166 words)

	Tour By Mexico ® - Zaragoza in Coahuila State, Mexico
		Tour By Mexico ® - Zaragoza in Coahuila State, Mexico
		Traversed by the Escondido, San Antonio and San Rodrigo rivers, Zaragoza is in the middle of adventure: hunting ranches, dams like La Fragua which hold fishing tournaments; haciendas like those in Patiños and San Fernando, festivals like the traditional parade on horseback or the Fair of the North.
		Zaragoza is close, has everything to offer, and has its doors open.
	www.tourbymexico.com /coahuila/zaragoza/zaragoza.htm (172 words)

	Cinco de Mayo
		He commanded Ignacio Zaragoza, a young and brave General, to fortify the City of Puebla and repel the French invaders.
		France, under Louis Napoleon ‘s rule, had the most powerful army, and sent more than six thousand men to invade Mexico.But the courage and the love of freedom impelled the Mexicans to fight back.
		General Ignacio Zaragoza led 5,000 ill-equipped Mestizo and Zapotec Indians called Zacapoaxtlas.
	www.inside-mexico.com /featurecinco.htm (1088 words)

	Map of Ejido Ignacio Zaragoza, Chihuahua, Mexico Mexico \| Multimap.com
		Map of Ejido Ignacio Zaragoza, Chihuahua, Mexico Mexico
		Map of Ejido Ignacio Zaragoza, Chihuahua, Mexico Mexico
		These locations are nearest as the crow flies, but may not be nearest by road.
	www.multimap.com /wi/260402.htm (82 words)

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