General Tomás Mejía

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General Tomás Mejía was a Mexican conservative military leader and royalist commander who fought for the French-backed Emperor Maximilian I during the Second Mexican Empire.

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instanceOf Mexican general
conservative politician
human
military officer
royalist
allegiance Conservative faction in Mexico
Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico
Second Mexican Empire
capitalPunishment yes
causeOfDeath execution
conflict Reform War
Second French intervention in Mexico
countryOfCitizenship Mexico
dateOfBirth 1820
dateOfDeath 1867-06-19
era 19th century
ethnicGroup Otomi people
linked to: Otomi peoples
executedAlongside Maximilian I of Mexico
Miguel Miramón
familyName Mejía
givenName Tomás
linked to: Tomas
hasOccupation military commander
soldier
languageSpoken Spanish
mannerOfDeath execution by firing squad
militaryBranch Mexican Army
militaryRank general
notableFor loyalty to Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico
role as conservative and royalist commander in 19th-century Mexico
notableWork defense of the imperial cause during the siege of Querétaro
opposedBy liberal forces of Benito Juárez
participantIn Reform War
Second French intervention in Mexico
Second Mexican Empire
partOf imperial forces during the Second Mexican Empire
placeOfBirth Pinal de Amoles
Querétaro
Viceroyalty of New Spain
placeOfDeath Mexico
Querétaro
politicalAlignment Mexican conservatism
positionHeld commander in the imperial army of the Second Mexican Empire
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Querétaro
sexOrGender male
supportedBy French Empire

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The Execution of Emperor Maximilian depicts General Tomás Mejía