Félix Uresti Gómez
Carrizal, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
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Years of service | 1913-1916 |
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Commands held | Constitutional Army |
Battles/wars | Mexican Revolution |
Félix Uresti Gómez (July 1, 1887 – June 21, 1916) was a Mexican revolutionary holding the rank of General and leading Mexican forces at
His life was spent between Gomez Farias, Coahuila, where he was born, had his house and now his grave, and San Salvador, Zacatecas, where his uncle Marcos Uresti and his grandfather Jeronimo Uresti lived. In this city he had his first school lessons, later he started to work in the mines. In 1913 he aligned with the forces of Venustiano Carranza and was commissioned a general officer. In October 1914 the revolutionary movement suffered additional internal divisions, but he remained faithful to the Carrancista faction.
On June 21, 1916, Gomez was leading a force of 400 Mexican soldiers tasked with repelling a US Army cavalry detachment composed of soldiers from Troops "C" and "K" of the
For his role in this battle, the Mexican government named Gomez the "Hero of Carrizal."