The Battle of Alcantra was fought at Alcantra, on the Alamo River on 3–4 October 1839 between insurgents under the command of General Antonio Canales Rosillo, and Centerists under the command of General

José Ignacio Pavón José Ignacio María del Corazón de Jesús de Santa Clara Francisco Javier Juan Nepomuceno Antonio de Padua Pavón Jiménez (11 August 1791 – 25 May 1866), known as José Ignacio Pavón, was a Mexican civil servant, and briefly, for two days, i ...

. The insurgents won decisive victory which led to Pavón being replaced by General Mariano Arista.

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