Battle of El Veladero
Battle of El Veladero | |
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Part of the Acapulco de Juárez, Mexico | |
Result | Rebel victory |
Rafael Valdovinos
Vicente Guerrero
Bravo Guerrero
History of Mexico |
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The Battle of El Veladero was a battle of the
Context
In 1811, Morelos arrived with his army to the area around
The battle
With his stated intent to capture the strategic city of Acapulco, Morelos decided that it was vital to take the high ground at the Cerro del Veladero as this mountain surrounded the entire port city. Morelos sent 700 men, under the command of Captain Valdovinos, to take the mountain. Valdovinos was unable to initially take the mountain and was dislodged by royalist forces, losing his position on the mountain. While these actions were taking place, the Guerrero brothers, Bravo and Vicente, arrived at the battle and bolstered the rebel forces with their own soldiers.
The two sides took up strategic positions around El Valedero and Acapulco, with skirmishes occurring frequently between the two sides, until 30 April 1811 when the forces commanded by Morelos were able to overrun the mountaintop and force the Spanish forces to retreat.
References
- The information on this page was translated from its Spanish equivalent.