Ignacio Allende

Ignacio Allende
Viceroyalty of New Spain (now San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico)
Died	June 26, 1811(1811-06-26) (aged 42) Chihuahua, Nueva Vizcaya, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now Chihuahua, Mexico)
Allegiance	New Spain (1769-1809) Mexican independence movement (1809-1811)
Years of service	1802 - 1811
Rank	Captain (New Spain), Lieutenant General (Mexican independence movement)
Battles/wars	Mexican War of Independence

Ignacio José de Allende y Unzaga (US: /ɑːˈjɛndeɪ, -di/,^[1][2] UK: /æˈ-, aɪˈɛn-/,^[3][4] Spanish: [iɣˈnasjo aˈʝende]; January 21, 1769 – June 26, 1811), commonly known as Ignacio Allende, was a captain of the Spanish Army in New Spain who came to sympathize with the Mexican independence movement. He attended the secret meetings organized by Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez, where the possibility of an independent Mexico was discussed. He fought along with Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in the first stage of the struggle, eventually succeeding him in leadership of the rebellion. Allende was captured by Spanish colonial authorities while he was in Coahuila and executed for treason in Chihuahua.

Biography

Allende was born on January 21, 1769, to a wealthy Spanish

, Mexico. His father was Domingo Narciso de Allende, a wealthy trader.

In 1802, he joined the army, serving under general

. His attendance at a conspiratorial meeting in Valladolid (today .

Originally, the independence movement was to be led jointly by Allende and Aldama. A change of plans prompted by the discovery of the conspiracy forced Hidalgo to start the rebellion earlier than agreed. The "

. After the famous capture of the Alhóndiga de Granaditas, in Guanajuato, and his victory in the Battle of Monte de las Cruces Allende suggested Hidalgo march toward Mexico City and capture it. As a consequence of the rebels' defeat in the Battle of Calderón Bridge, the leadership of the Revolutionary army demanded the replacement of Hidalgo as their leader. Allende took this new responsibility and, with a decimated army, he decided to march north to the United States, with the goal of making connections with those in the United States for support.^[5][6] The rebels, however, were ambushed at the Wells of Baján due to the betrayal of Ignacio Elizondo, leading to the capture of Allende, Hidalgo, and several other commanders. Allende's illegitimate child Indalecio was killed during this ambush.

Allende was taken to the city of

in Mexico City.

Legacy

Allende is a national

, in Mexico City.

See also

• History of Mexico

References

External links

• (in Spanish) Account of the Grito de Dolores, by Ignacio Allende