José de Urrea

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Urrea and the second or maternal family name is Elías González.
José de Urrea
Born(1797-03-19)March 19, 1797
Presidio San Agustín del Tucsón, New Navarre, Viceroyalty of New Spain
(now Tucson, Arizona, U.S.)
DiedAugust 1, 1849(1849-08-01) (aged 52)
Durango, Mexico
Allegiance New Spain
Mexico
Branch Spanish Army
Mexican Army
Service years1807–1824 (Spain)
1829–1846 (Mexico)
RankCaptain (Spain)
General (Mexico)
Conflicts

José Cosme de Urrea y Elías González (full name) or simply José de Urrea (March 19, 1797 – August 1, 1849) was a Mexican general. He fought under General Antonio López de Santa Anna during the Texas Revolution. Urrea's forces were never defeated in battle during the Texas Revolution. His most notable success was that of the Goliad Campaign, in which James Fannin's 400 soldiers were surrounded and induced to capitulate under terms, but were massacred in Urrea's absence on the orders of Santa Anna. Urrea also fought in the Mexican–American War.

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