Ramón Méndez

Ramón Méndez
Born1829
Ario, Michoacán, Mexico
Died19 June 1867(1867-06-19) (aged 37–38)
Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico
Allegiance Second Federal Republic of Mexico
Mexican Empire
Branch Mexican Army
 Imperial Mexican Army
Service years1840 – 1867
RankGeneral
Conflicts

Ramón Méndez (1829 – 19 June 1867) was a Mexican Imperial general who was best known for ordering the executions of Carlos Salazar Ruiz and José María Arteaga on October 21, 1865, as part of Maximilian's new Black Decree that was signed that year.

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