Battle of Tepatitlán
| Battle of Tepatitlán | |||||||
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| Part of the Cristero War | |||||||
 A photo of the Battle of Tepatitlán | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Cristeros |
 Mexico | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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José Reyes Vega † |
Saturnino Cedillo Pablo Rodríguez | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 4,000 | 4,500 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 25 killed | 120 killed | ||||||
The Battle of Tepatitlán was fought on April 19, 1929, at
Jose Reyes Vega was killed.[1]
According to Jean Meyer, the battle was on April 19. Fr. Vega commanded three regiments in a pincer movement which enveloped six Federal units.[2] On the other hand, Moisés González Navarro confirms that Fr. Vega was killed in the battle, but he states that it occurred on April 20.[3]
References
- ^ Tuck, Jim. de la Cova, Antonio Rafael (ed.). "The Anti-Clerical Who Led a Catholic Rebellion". latinamericanstudies.org. Archived from the original on 2021-02-25.
- ^ Jean Meyer, The Cristero Rebellion: The Mexican People between Church and State 1926-1929, (Cambridge University Press, 1976), page 57.
- ^ Moisés González Navarro, Cristeros y agraristas en Jalisco Tomo 2, (El Colegio de Mexico, 2001) page 424. [1]