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Born on March 24, 1829, Ignacio Zaragoza Seguin served as a general for the Mexican army. He is still remembered up until now as the person who defeated the French forces during the Battle of Puebla or Cinco de Mayo on May 5, 1862.
Seguin was born in the town of La Bahia del Espiritu Santo, now located in the Goliad City, Texas in the United States. Seguin and his family lived in Matamoros in 1834 then moved to Monterrey after 10 years.
During the 1850s, Seguin joined the Mexican army and showed his support to the Liberal Party, the political party that opposed the dictatorship government of Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. Seguin led a group of volunteered Mexican army in 1855 and successfully won the battle against Santa Anna that resulted to the reestablishment of democracy in Mexico.
Seguin then worked as the Secretary of war from April to October of 1861 under the administration of then President Benito Juarez. However, he resigned from his post to serve the army once again and became the leader of Army of the East against the Europeans forces who in that time, were using the debt of Mexican government as an excuse, under the Treaty of London of 1861, to invade Mexico.
On April 28, 1862, the group of Seguin fought Napoleon III forces at Acultzingo and forced them to withdraw. Although smaller in count and not as well-equipped as compared to his opponents, Seguin and his army were able to successfully defeat the French forces repeatedly at Forts Guadalupe and Loreto. In the end, the French retreated to Ortaza giving the Mexican their taste of victory against the European forces
Pollux Parker is an adventurer who loves discovering secret island getaways in each country he visits. Pollux also likes to collect Mexican flag and buy Mexican flag for sale.
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