Battle of Puruarán

Battle of Puruarán
Part of the Mariano Matamoros y Guridi by the royalist soldier, Eusebio Rodríguez at the Battle of Puruarán.
Date 5 January 1814 Location Puruarán, Michoacán, Mexico Result Spanish Royalist victory
Belligerents
Mexican Rebels	Spanish Empire
Commanders and leaders
Mariano Matamoros y Guridi  (POW )	Agustín Cosme Damián de Iturbide y Arámburu Ciriaco del Llano
Strength
1,000 soldiers	Unknown
Casualties and losses
660 23 cannons 1,000 muskets	Unknown (low)

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The Battle of Puruarán took place during the

This short battle was a complete loss for the Mexican rebels. After a battle lasting about an hour, the smaller royalist army soundly defeated the Mexican rebels inflicting heavy casualties. The Mexican commander, Mariano Matamoros was captured whilst attempting to flee the field of battle by a loyalist cadet named Eusebio Rodríguez. In addition to losing a majority of their army, the Mexicans also lost 23 artillery pieces and around 1,000 muskets to the Spanish.

Aftermath

After taking stock of their tremendous losses, the Mexican rebels attempted to bargain for the life of General Matamoros who had been the second in command of

After the death of Matamoros, José María Morelos ordered the execution of all 200 Spanish royalist prisoners.

See also

• Mexican War of Independence
• Mariano Matamoros y Guridi
• José María Morelos

Bibliography

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• Bustamante, Carlos María de (1846). Cuadro histórico de la revolución mexicana, comenzada en 15 de septiembre de 1810 por el ciudadano Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Cura del pueblo de los Dolores (in Spanish). México DF: Impr. de JM Lara.