Antonio Rojas | |
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Nickname(s) | El Matacuras |
Born | Tepatitlán, Jalisco, New Spain, Spain | May 10, 1818
Died | January 28, 1865 Mascota, Jalisco, Mexico | (aged 46)
Allegiance | Mexico |
Branch | Mexican Army |
Years of service | 1858 – 1865 |
Battles / wars | Reform War Second Franco-Mexican War † |
Antonio Rojas, nicknamed El Matacuras, was a Mexican Guerrilla who participated in the Reform War and the Second French intervention in Mexico. He fought independently in both wars due to his differing and controversial strategies and tactics throughout both wars until being killed at Mascota, Jalisco.