José María Yáñez
José María Yáñez | |
|---|---|
 Statue of Jose Maria Yañez. | |
| Born | c. 1803 Valle de Santiago, Guanajuato, Mexico |
| Died | August 10, 1880 (aged 76–77) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Occupation | General |
General José María Yáñez Carrillo (1803 – August 10, 1880) was a Mexican hero of the war of independence from Spain and the invasions by France and the United States.
Biography
He was born to peasants in
Ejército Trigarante to fight for the Independence of Mexico where he was promoted, and had his best performance in the defense of Tampico
against an expedition eight years after the independence was consummated.
In 1838, he contributed to the successful defense of
Mariano Paredes y Arrillaga, who was a conservative trying to turn the republic into a monarchy. As a general in Jalisco, commanding an army of 500 men and six artillery pieces, he attacked the invading U.S. Army, which had arrived through the San Blas port, forcing the invaders to retreat. In 1852, he was designated governor of Jalisco, by the conservatives who supported, with José María Blancarte, the Hospice Plan
.
In November 1853 he commanded the forces that defeated William Walker and filibusters who tried to seize Baja California and Sonora to create an independent republic.
One of the most notable military facts about Yáñez, was the defense of
Tacubaya Plan
. Few days later he resigned, leaving Pedro Espejo as governor of Sinaloa, and traveled to Mexico City.
He died, as a
Minister of War and the Navy
, in Mexico City.
Guaymas Airport
is named after him.
External links
- Biography at Mexico-Tenoch.
- (in Spanish) Report about the filibuster invasion of 1854 at the Mexican Army website.
- (in Spanish) Historic dates of Sonora.
- (in Spanish) Historic dates of Sinaloa.
- William Walker in Baja California[permanent dead link].