Ignacio Zaragoza
Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín | |
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Ignacio Zaragoza | |
| Secretary of War and Navy | |
| In office April 13, 1861 – December 22, 1861 | |
| President | Benito Juárez |
| Preceded by | Jesús González Ortega |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Hinojosa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 24, 1829 Presidio La Bahía, Coahuila y Tejas, Mexican Republic (now Goliad, Texas, U.S.) |
| Died | September 8, 1862 (aged 33) Puebla, Mexico |
| Resting place | Panteón de San Fernando Mexico City |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Mexico |
| Branch/service | Mexican Army |
| Years of service | 1853–1862 |
| Rank | General Secretary of War |
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Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín (March 24, 1829 – September 8, 1862) was a Mexican Army officer and politician. He is best known for leading a Mexican army of 3,791 men which defeated a 5,730-strong force of French troops at the battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862 during the second French intervention in Mexico. The Mexican victory is celebrated annually as Cinco de Mayo.