Ignacio Elizondo
Spanish general
Died when: 47 years 177 days (569 months)Star Sign: Pisces
Francisco Ignacio Elizondo Villarreal, (born Salinas Valley, New Kingdom of León, New Spain, March 9, 1766 - died San Marcos, Texas, New Spain, c.
September 12, 1813), was a royalist military officer during the Mexican war of independence against Spain.He is mostly known for his capture of insurgent leaders Miguel Hidalgo, Ignacio Allende, José Mariano Jiménez, and Juan Aldama at the Wells of Baján, Coahuila in 1811.
Initially a supporter of Mexican independence who converted to the royalist cause, Elizondo is sometimes compared to the American Benedict Arnold.
In 1813, after a successful campaign against rebel armies he was assassinated by one of his junior officers.
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