15 Facts About Manuel Lozada

Manuel Lozada, nicknamed "The Tiger of Alica", was a regional caudillo based in the region of Tepic, Mexico.

Manuel Lozada was born in 1828 in the Tepic Territory, Mexico and died on July 19,1873, in Loma de los Metates, Nayarit.

Manuel Lozada is still considered a controversial figure in Latin American history.

Manuel Lozada was of Mestizo descent as well as being a member of the Cora tribe.

Manuel Lozada was born to Norberto Garcia and Cecilia Gonzalez in 1828.

Manuel Lozada's father died when he was a very young child.

When Manuel Lozada was young he attended the town's parochial school.

Manuel Lozada was unable to complete elementary school as he was required to contribute to the family income.

Manuel Lozada worked as a servant to the wife of the farm owner until his death.

Manuel Lozada eloped with Maria Dolores, the farmer's daughter, for which he was arrested and sent to the Tepic jail.

Manuel Lozada ceased to be a bandit when he allied himself with a prominent family of Tepic, the Rivas.

Juarez severed the Tepic region from the state of Jalisco, where Manuel Lozada had sworn enemies, and created a federal jurisdiction.

Manuel Lozada urged villagers in the region via a written circular to uphold the laws of the republic and expel bandits.

Manuel Lozada was summarily executed on 19 July 1873, since legal rights had been suspended for those declared bandits.

Manuel Lozada is considered the precursor of the agrarian reform movement in Mexico and indirectly of the creation of the state of Nayarit.