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COMMANDER // 1877–1956

José María Leyva

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1877 – 1956

18801890190019101920193019401950Mexican Revolution · 1910-1920Capture of Mexicali — January 29, 1911 · Liberal Party · Mexican Revolution

Active service 1911 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 34.

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José María Leyva was a Mexican revolutionary. Initially a commander of the Magonista rebellion of 1911, he later joined the Maderistas and continued to support the constitutionalist movement until the culmination of the Mexican Revolution.

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