The Battle of Acajete was fought at

Acajete, Veracruz Acajete Municipality is a municipality located in the central zone in the state of Veracruz, about 20 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 90.48 km2. It is located at . In the middle of 1586 this village was formed, on one of t ...

on 3 May 1839 between insurgents under the joint command of José de Urrea and

José Antonio Mexía José Antonio Mexía Hernández (; – 3 May 1839) was a 19th-century Mexico, Mexican general and politician. He served as secretary of the Legation of Mexico in Washington from about 1829 to 1831. Early life He was born about 1800 to Pedro Me ...

and 1,600 Centrists under the command of General

Gabriel Valencia Gabriel Valencia (1799–1848) was a Mexican soldier in the early years of the Republic. From December 30, 1845 to January 2, 1846 he served as interim president of Mexico. He was the President of the Chamber of Deputies in 1843. Valencia ...

. The insurgents lost, Mexia was captured and executed, and Urrea fled to Tampico.

Sources

* History of Veracruz 1839 in Mexico Acajete {{Mexico-battle-stub