1. Ignacio Jose de Allende y Unzaga, commonly known as Ignacio Allende, was a captain of the Spanish Army in New Spain who came to sympathize with the Mexican independence movement.
10 Facts About Ignacio Allende
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Ignacio Allende attended the secret meetings organized by Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez, where the possibility of an independent Mexico was discussed.
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Ignacio Allende fought along with Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in the first stage of the struggle, eventually succeeding him in leadership of the rebellion.
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Ignacio Allende's father was Domingo Narciso de Allende, a wealthy trader.
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On September 22,1810, Hidalgo y Costilla was officially made captain general of the Revolutionary army while Ignacio Allende was made lieutenant general.
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Ignacio Allende was taken to the city of Chihuahua where he was tried for insubordination and imprisoned.
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Ignacio Allende was informed of 2,000 Americans located near San Antonio de Bexar and asked for a meeting with the viceroy in order to contemplate a joint solution in defending a potential American invasion.
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Ignacio Allende's request was denied and was executed by firing squad on June 26,1811.
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Ignacio Allende's body was decapitated and his head taken to the Alhondiga de Granaditas where it was shown to the public inside a cage hung from one corner of the building.
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Ignacio Allende's remains were moved in 1925 to the Independence Column in Mexico City.