36 Facts About Ignacio Pesqueira

Ignacio Pesqueira Garcia was a 19th-century Mexican general and politician.

Ignacio Pesqueira was the Governor of Sonora over six times, with two of the six terms being an insurgent governor during the Second French intervention in Mexico.

Ignacio Pesqueira was born to Mrs Petra Garcia de Pesqueira of Arizpe, Sonora.

Ignacio Pesqueira later went to France to pursue a commercial career in Paris.

Ignacio Pesqueira returned from Europe at the early age of 18, finding Mexico divided between the Conservatives and Liberals.

Ignacio Pesqueira was later appointed Colonel Inspector of the National Guards on the Border.

In 1856 an armed uprising was carried out commanded by Don Manuel Davila in Ures against Jose de Aguilar Dominguez while Ignacio Pesqueira was the Colonel Inspector of the National Guards as well as First Member and President of the Government Council.

Ignacio Pesqueira was given these offices by the Organic Statute of Sonora in force in 1856.

Ignacio Pesqueira then assumed the Governorship and gathered forces to fight the usurpers, being able then in that same year to return the governorship to Jose de Aguilar Dominguez.

When Ignacio Pesqueira was criticized for trying to use US citizens in military actions, Ignacio Pesqueira ordered their expulsion, the Americans refused and they were defeated at Caborca.

Ignacio Pesqueira held the position of president of the Government Council, after occupying the state capital, fighting General Francisco Borunda in Guaymas as well as appeasing the Yaquis and fighting at the Filibuster War.

Ignacio Pesqueira returned the governorship of Sonora to Jose de Aguilar Dominguez who rejected it because of his illnesses.

In 1858, Jose Maria Yanez, Governor of Sinaloa, proclaimed his adherence to the Plan of Tacubaya and Ignacio Pesqueira began a front between Sonora against Sinaloa.

Ignacio Pesqueira attended with his investiture as Constitutional Governor of Sonora, and he was given the title of Provisional Governor of Sinaloa and General in Chief of the forces of both states and the Baja California Territory.

Ignacio Pesqueira's plan was to continue to Jalisco, but he gave up since his presence was required in Sonora.

Ignacio Pesqueira demanded the return of a mule that had been stolen from him and that if he didn't follow through all these demands, he would land troops in Guaymas.

Ignacio Pesqueira then carried out several assaults and had quite a few successes, being able to suppress the Yaqui uprisings to a certain extent.

Ignacio Pesqueira was expecting him to enter the city of Hermosillo and after a battle in the city, Ignacio Pesqueira defeats and ends any further invasions of Sonora in the war.

Ignacio Pesqueira organized a contingent of a thousand men between two divisions, embarking in Guaymas in July 1862 to continue towards Mazatlan and from there join forces with the governor of Sinaloa bound for Mexico City.

Ignacio Pesqueira managed to gather troops in Hermosillo but without financing, he had to go further into the state He then relocated to Ures, being attacked and defeated by pro-Imperialist forces and having to move to Tubac, Arizona.

Ignacio Pesqueira resigned as governor to deal with another uprising of the Yaqui and Mayo peoples who, at the end of 1867, dissatisfied with the federal victory against the French, took up arms thinking that the Mexican Empire would return.

Ignacio Pesqueira then appointed deputy Don Julian Escalante as his substitute, retiring to his hacienda, Las Delicias.

Ignacio Pesqueira then defeated General Francisco Canedo and General Eulogio Parra, capturing Culiacan.

That plaza was occupied by General Manuel Marquez de Leon and Ignacio Pesqueira laid siege to him on the 21st.

Disgruntled but not dejected, Ignacio Pesqueira returned to Alamos with some officers four days later, there he began to organize new forces, in addition to the troops recruited in Alamos, the Districts of Moctezuma, Ures, Arizpe and Sahuaripa sent him new contingents, being able to quickly mobilize a thousand men.

On November 1,1872, the State Congress approved said constitutional reforms, which produced a clash between the Executive and Legislative powers for their sanction, since Governor Ignacio Pesqueira did not respect that decision and the conflict between powers took place.

The conflict did not end here as public opinion, which was no longer very favorable to the Ignacio Pesqueira government, was more strongly against it because of the question of state reforms, and it was that the people were already tired of a public administration whose head had not changed since 1856.

Ignacio Pesqueira took the Plaza de Alamos in the early morning of the 20th, proclaiming the constitutional reforms of 1872 and not recognizing Pesqueira administration.

Since the rise of Conant in 1873, Pesqueira requested several and successive licenses to return to his permissions as it seems that he didn't want to govern and constantly left the position to substitute or provisional governors, especially to Joaquin M Astiazaran.

The possible uprising of ethnic groups in the region and the elections, in addition to the prohibition of a re-election by Ignacio Pesqueira, favored the candidacy of Jose J Pesqueira, who was elected as governor and as senators Don Joaquin M Astiazaran and Don Ignacio Pesqueira, being all fishermen, caused an impact on the population.

Notwithstanding everything else, General Ignacio Pesqueira himself was appointed by Congress as substitute governor, this result left a very deep impression in Sonora, although in some spirits it caused discouragement, in others it caused true exaltation.

In December 1875, Ignacio Pesqueira marched towards Santa Cruz with about 300 men that he gathered in Arizpe to fight Francisco Serna and Juan Climaco Escalante, who in view of that, both divided and withdrew.

Francisco Serna, knowing Ignacio Pesqueira's intentions, took refuge in Arizona, however Escalante took the route south, participating in some minor battles and joining forces with local chiefs in Alamos.

Governor Jose J Pesqueira asked the federal government for support to deal with said situation, so Jesus Garcia Morales was assigned to defend the Guaymas plaza.

Ignacio Pesqueira exercised absolute power for a period of 20 years in Sonora, for which his detractors considered him a dictator, however the great services he rendered to the liberal cause as a general more than legitimized his right to go down in history.

Ignacio Pesqueira left few possessions to his children and his wife.