D. Manuel de Ordiera was a
Mexican
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caudillo and military officer serving in the armies of the
Viceroyalty of New Spain and for the Mexican rebels during the
Mexican War of Independence. He is perhaps best known for his command of besieged Mexican forces during the
Siege of Cuautla in 1812 at which time he was a captain.
Role in the Siege of Cuautla
The royalist Spanish general,
Ciriaco del Llano
Ciriaco del Llano was a Peninsular Spanish General who notably commanded royalist forces during the Mexican War of Independence. Amongst his more famous battles, he commanded troops in the Siege of Cuautla.
He was born in 1756 Abanto (Somorrostro ...
was marching with about 2,000 soldiers to the aid of
Félix María Calleja
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who was laying siege to
Cuautla, Morelos. The leader of the Mexican insurgency,
José María Morelos y Pavón, who was consequently trapped in the city, heard the news that Llano was marching on Cuautla. Llano entered the
Tierra Caliente
''Tierra caliente'' is an informal term used in Latin America to refer to places with a distinctly tropical climate. These are usually regions from sea level from 0–3,000 feet.Zech, W. and Hintermaier-Erhard, G. (2002); Böden der Welt – Ein Bi ...
on 28 February. Morelos decided to delay the arrival of these reinforcements and sent a sizable force first to be commanded by
José Antonio Galeana to occupy the Barranca de Tlayacac with orders to ambush Llano's army. These orders were changed at the last minute and the surprise force was placed under the command of Manuel de Ordiera due to his knowledge of the terrain. The operation became known to Calleja who decided to send a counterattack force under the command of Captain
Anastasio Bustamante
Anastasio Bustamante y Oseguera (; 27 July 1780 – 6 February 1853) was a Mexican physician, general, and politician who served as president of Mexico three times. He participated in the Mexican War of Independence initially as a royalist befo ...
. Bustamante was able to surprise the rebel ambush force and routed them, allowing for Llano's forces to pass unscathed to Calleja's camp on the morning of 1 March.
[Sobre el episodio de la Barranca de Tlayacac: Ignacio Manuel Altamirano, ''"Hombres Ilustres Mejicanos"'' pág. 65, Editora Nacional, 1958. Carlos María de Bustamante ''"Cuadro Histórico de la revolución de la América Mexicana"'', pág. 49, Imprenta de J. Mariano Lara, Méjico, 1848. Juan N. Chávarri, ''"Historia de la guerra de independencia de 1810 a 1821"'', pág 240, Editora Latino Americana, 1960. Baltasar Dromundo, ''"José María Morelos"'', pág 48, Fondo de Cultura Económica, 1984. Vicente Riva Palacio, ''"México a través de los siglos"'', pág 291, GS López, 1940.Julio Zárate ''"El Sitio de Cuautla"'', Secretaría de Gobernación, 1962.]
See also
*
Siege of Cuautla
*
Mexican War of Independence
References
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Year of birth missing
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Mexican independence activists
Spanish army officers