Tomás Mejía

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Tomás Mejía
Tomás Mejía

Tomás Mejía (September 17, 1820 - June 19, 1867) was a Mexican soldier born in Pinal de Amoles, Sierra Gorda, Queretaro. He fought on the side of Emperor Maximilian during the French intervention in 1862.

Tomás Mejía, a Mexican of pure indigenous stock, was executed for treason together with General Miguel Miramón, and Emperor Maximilian of Mexico in 1867.

[edit] References

  • Moreno, Daniel, El Sitio de Querétaro
  • Smith, Gene: Maximiliano y Carlota
  • Rivera Cambas, Manuel: Historia de la Intervención Europea y Norteamericana en México y del Imperio de Maximiliano de Habsburgo


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