Ignacio de la Llave

Ignacio de la Llave y Segura Zevallos (August 26, 1818 – 1863) was a general and the governor of the Mexican state of Veracruz from 1861 to 1862. He was born in Orizaba, Veracruz, a nephew of Dr. Pablo de la Llave.^[1] He participated in the Mexican-American War, in the 1851 revolution against Santa Anna, in the Reform War (against the conservatives), and on the nationalist side against the emperor Maximilian of Mexico. He died as a result of battle injuries sustained in 1863.

Honors

There is a municipality of Ignacio de la Llave in Veracruz state, named after him; prior to 1932, it was known as San Cristóbal de la Llave. Also, in his honor, Veracruz state was known as Veracruz-Llave from 1863 to 2004, and since 2004 has been officially known as Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave.

External links

A Spanish-language page with considerable information about General Ignacio de la Llave

(Spanish) Municipal Official Site

References

^ Pasquel, Leonardo (1981). Ignacio de la Llave, cuyo nombre lleva el estado de Veracruz Llave. Editorial Citlaltépetl. p. 54. http://books.google.com/books?ei=-mNzScPoF5-aMvPfmegM&id=fotVAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22Ignacio+de+la+Llave%22+%22Pablo+de+la+Llave%22&q=heredado&pgis=1#search_anchor. Retrieved 2009-01-18.

Preceded by Manuel Gutiérrez Zamora	Governor of Veracruz 1861–1862	Succeeded by Francisco Hernández y Hernández

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Name	Llave, Ignacio de la
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Date of birth	August 26, 1818
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Date of death	1863
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