Antonio Rojas (guerrilla)

Antonio Rojas
NicknameEl Matacuras
Born(1818-05-10)May 10, 1818
Tepatitlán, Jalisco, New Spain
DiedJanuary 28, 1865(1865-01-28) (aged 46)
Mascota, Jalisco, Mexico
Allegiance Mexico
Branch Mexican Army
Service years1858 – 1865
ConflictsReform War
Second Franco-Mexican War †

Antonio Rojas, nicknamed El Matacuras ("the Priestkiller"), was a Mexican guerrilla who participated in the Reform War and the Second French intervention in Mexico. He fought independently in both wars due to his differing and controversial strategies and tactics throughout both wars until being killed at Mascota, Jalisco.

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