José María Liceaga

José María Liceaga (1780 – 1818) was a soldier, medical doctor and landowner from New Spain who was a key figure in the Mexican War of Independence. Born in 1780 in Romita, Guanajuato, he saw rising tensions between Mexico and Spain. He was the representative of the province of Guadalajara, and was one of the signatories of the Solemn Act of the Declaration of Independence of Northern America and the Constitutional Decree for the Freedom of Mexican America. He was also one of the signatories of the Declaration of Independence for Mexico. In 1818, he was assassinated by Captain Juan Ríos due to a loan that he had avoided paying.