Mariano Abasolo

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Mariano Abasolo
New Spain (now Mexico)
Died14 April 1816
Known forparticipation in Mexican War of Independence

Jose Mariano de Abasolo (1783–1816) was a Mexican revolutionist, born at Dolores, Guanajuato. He participated in the revolution started by Miguel Hidalgo.

Biography

In 1809 he belonged to one of the first conspiracy groups located in Valladolid (today's

Queretaro
.

Abasolo was rich; mainly he economically supported the independence movement and was not involved in many military actions. At the beginning of the war, on 15 September 1810, he was ordered by

Puente de Calderón
.

On 21 March 1811, in

Chihuahua but Abasolo was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment in the Santa Catalina castle at Cádiz, Spain
, where he died on 14 April 1816.

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