22 Facts About Pedro Hinojosa

Pedro Hinojosa was born in Matamoros, Tamaulipas to Ramon Hinojosa and his wife Mamerta de la Garza Falcon.

Pedro Hinojosa eventually enlisted in the National Guard of Tamaulipas at the age of 18.

Pedro Hinojosa continued to defend Tamaulipas through its national guard until 1854, the year he was elected as a lieutenant colonel due to his efforts in protecting local territories from the Texan military and the native tribes.

In 1854, Pedro Hinojosa adhered to the Plan of Ayutla against Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna joining the national guard of Tamaulipas, and having ascended to the position of colonel in the triumph of the revolution, became a permanent formal member of the military.

Pedro Hinojosa later escaped and fought in the attack on Zacatecas under the orders of General Juan Zuazua, as well as the attacks on San Luis Potosi and Guadalajara in 1858.

Pedro Hinojosa continued fighting the conservatives in the Bajio area and later in northern Mexico.

Pedro Hinojosa was to move to Mexico City to carry out this office from May 1861 to May 1863, but while traveling through the city of Durango and due to the illness of the governor of that state, General Jose Maria Patoni, the Congress of Durango named Pedro Hinojosa governor, a position in which he served from July to August 1861.

Pedro Hinojosa thereafter fulfilled the office of federal delegate until December 22,1861, when president Benito Juarez named him Secretary of War and Navy.

Pedro Hinojosa's responsibilities included initiating the preparations for defending the county from French intervention.

Pedro Hinojosa fulfilled this post until May 2,1862, which was 3 days before the Mexican victory over the French in the Battle of Puebla.

Pedro Hinojosa moved on to active service having at his charge several different military bodies.

Pedro Hinojosa participated in the defense of the city of Puebla de Zaragoza which was besieged by the French troops and had to surrender in 1863, falling prisoner to the invaders.

Pedro Hinojosa was able to escape when he was being transported to Veracruz and he headed north to join the Juarez forces.

Pedro Hinojosa was then given the leadership of the republican troops in Tamaulipas and together with Mariano Escobedo they victoriously attacked the imperialist garrison in the port of Matamoros.

Pedro Hinojosa was able to escape and later was given amnesty by the new president Sebastian Lerdo de Tejada.

Pedro Hinojosa again joined an uprising in favor of Diaz and the Plan of Tuxtepec, fighting in Matamoros, la Huasteca and the port of Tuxpan, ultimately contributing to Diaz's victory.

Pedro Hinojosa remained in this post until August 14,1878 at which time he turned over the governorship to his constitutionally elected successor Angel Trias Ochoa.

Pedro Hinojosa's governorship included an unprecedented action in which he was arrested and imprisoned under the orders of the head of the Iturbide camp, Jose Gonzalez Salas, without respecting Pedro Hinojosa's constitutional authority as governor.

Pedro Hinojosa remained in prison until he was granted a federal appeal, which was followed by a trial in which he was found innocent.

Pedro Hinojosa was later elected federal delegate to the XII Legislature for the state of Hidalgo from 1884 to 1886.

Pedro Hinojosa remained in this post for 12 years until March 20,1896 at which time he resigned due to his health.

Pedro Hinojosa went on to serve as the president of the Supreme Court of Military Justice for more than a year until he finally retired from the military.