COMMANDER // 1769–1811
Ignacio Allende
Lifespan
1769 – 1811
Active service 1810–1811 — 2 battles across 1 war; first command at age 41.
Profile
Ignacio José de Allende y Unzaga, commonly known as Ignacio Allende, was a captain of the Spanish Army in New Spain who came to sympathize with the Mexican independence movement. He attended the secret meetings organized by Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez, where the possibility of an independent Mexico was discussed. He fought along with Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in the first stage of the struggle, eventually succeeding him in leadership of the rebellion. Allende was captured by Spanish colonial authorities while he was in Coahuila and executed for treason in Chihuahua.
Battles (2)
1810
Batalla del Monte de las CrucesMexican War of Independence · Mexican Insurgents
1811
Battle of Calderón BridgeMexican War of Independence · Mexican Insurgents