Mariano Escobedo
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Mariano Escobedo (January 16, 1826 - May 22, 1902) was a Mexican Army general and former Governor of Nuevo León.
He was born on January 16, 1826 in Galeana, Nuevo León. He fought against the invasion of the United States (1846-1848) getting ready in the army with a lieutenant degree. In 1854 he defended from the liberal rows the Plan de Ayutla that would end the dictatorship of Antonio López de Santa Anna.
He took part in the Battle of Puebla on May 5 (the Cinco de Mayo) of 1862, in Puebla, where thanks to his value he was promoted to Brigadier. Later, he arrived to general and he organized an Army Corps that fought against the French invading troops, defeating them and capturing emperor Maximilian I in Querétaro (1867).
On the presidency of Benito Juárez (1858-1872) Mariano Escobedo was named commander-in-chief of the northern zone and after the restoration of the Mexican republic, he was governor of several states and militar secretary in 1875, in addition of being president of the Supreme Court of Military justice.
With the arrival of general Porfirio Diaz to the presidency, he exiled to the United States, from where he organized an uprising against the dictator, because of that he was taken as prisoner (1878). He died in Mexico, on May 22, 1902.
