Carlos Salazar Ruiz

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Salazar and the second or maternal family name is Ruiz.
Carlos Salazar Ruiz
Born(1829-08-10)August 10, 1829
Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
DiedOctober 21, 1865(1865-10-21) (aged 36)
Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico
Allegiance Centralist Republic of Mexico
Second Federal Republic of Mexico
Branch Mexican Army
Service years1840–1865
RankGeneral
ConflictsMexican–American War

Ayutla Revolution
Reform War
Second French intervention in Mexico

Alma materHeroico Colegio Militar

Carlos Benito Salazar Ruiz (1829–1864) was a Mexican General, martyr of Uruapan and the son of Captain Benito Salazar Vargas and Mercedes Ruiz Castañeda. He is notable for his participation in several revolutions and battles during 19th-century Mexico.

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