Tomás Mejía
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José Tomás de la Luz Mejía Camacho, better known as Tomás Mejía, was a Mexican soldier of Otomi background, who consistently sided with the Conservative Party throughout its nineteenth century conflic
Tomás Mejía c. 1865
The outskirts of Querétaro at the time of Mejía's revolt
The Sierra Gorda
Mejía (right) in a set of cameo portraits portraying the monarchs and the leading generals of the Second Mexican Empire.
Miguel Miramón
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Miguel Gregorio de la Luz Atenógenes Miramón y Tarelo, known as Miguel Miramón, was a Mexican conservative general who disputed the Mexican presidency with Benito Juárez at the age of 27 during the Re
Tomás Mejía
…base of operations. After the fall of the empire, Mejía was executed on 19 June 1867, alongside Emperor Maximilian and fellow conservative commander Miguel Miramón. Little is known about Mejía's childhood, but he was likely born in Pinal de Amoles, Sierra Gorda, Querétaro. He attended the primary school of the…
Ritratto del generale don Miguel de Miramon, 1867 T.Sanchez Museo Bottacin, in Palazzo Zuckermann