José Antonio Mexía
José Antonio Mexía | |
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Xalapa, Veracruz | |
Died | 3 May 1839 Hacienda La Blanca, near Acajete, Puebla | (aged 38)
Allegiance | Mexican Army |
Rank | Brigadier general |
Battles/wars | Mexía's Expedition Tampico Expedition |
Spouse(s) |
Charlotte Walker (m. 1823)Ynés Enriquetta Julietta Mexía (granddaughter)[1] |
José Antonio Mexía Hernández (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse anˈtonjo meˈxi.a eɾˈnandes]; c. 31 December 1800 – 3 May 1839) was a 19th-century Mexican general and politician. He served as secretary of the Legation of Mexico in Washington from about 1829 to 1831.
Early life
He was born about 1800 to Pedro Mexía and his wife Juana Josefa Hernández, but his birthplace is debated. According to Mexía himself, his birthplace was
Career
By 1822, Mexía was back living in Mexico and working as an official interpreter for the
Mexía was originally a supporter of
He traveled to
In 1839, Mexía joined General José de Urrea's rebellion against Santa Anna and was defeated and captured at the Battle of Acajete. For his participation in the rebellion. Mexía was executed by firing squad on May 3, 1839.[3]
Legacy
The town of Mexia, Texas, in Limestone County is part of multiple large land tracts granted to the Mexía family in 1833 by the government of Coahuila y Tejas. When the town was laid out in the 1870s, it was given the Mexía family name.[10]
See also
Notes
Footnotes
Citations
- ^ "MEXIA DE REYGADES, YNES | the Handbook of Texas Online| Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)". Archived from the original on 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2019-04-19.
- ^ a b Tucker (2013) p.399
- ^ a b c d Estep, Raymond. "José Antonio Mexía". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ Reséndez (2004) p.68
- ^ Joseph, Henderson (2003) p.11
- ^ Todish,Todish,Spring (1998) pp.2,4,6
- ^ Teja (2010) p.50
- ^ "Mexia's Expedition". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ "Tampico Expedition". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ Smyrl, Vivian Elizabeth. "Mexia, Texas". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
References
- Joseph, Gilbert M.; Henderson, Timothy J. (2003). The Mexico Reader: History, Culture, Politics. Duke University Press Books. ISBN 978-0822330424.
- Reséndez, Andrés (2004). Changing National Identities at the Frontier Texas and New Mexico, 1800–1850. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521543194.
- Teja, Jesús F. de la (2010). Tejano Leadership in Mexican and Revolutionary Texas. Texas A & M University Press. ISBN 978-1-60344-152-0.
- Todish, Timothy J.; Todish, Terry; Spring, Ted (1998). Alamo Sourcebook, 1836: A Comprehensive Guide to the Battle of the Alamo and the Texas Revolution. Austin, TX: Eakin Press. ISBN 9781571681522.
- Tucker, Dr. Spencer C. (2012). The Encyclopedia of the Mexican-American War [3 volumes]: A Political, Social, and Military History. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1851098538.
External links
- Méxía's Expedition from the Handbook of Texas Online
- José Antonio Méxía from the Handbook of Texas Online
- Tampico Expedition from the Handbook of Texas Online
- Guide to the Mexía Family Papers at The Bancroft Library