Víctor Rosales; (1776 – 20 May 1817), was a Mexican military officer born in

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, in the central

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. Rosales was a field marshal in the

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. In the Mexican War of Independence, Rosales served as commander in the Mexican Revolutionary Army under

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. He served with distinction in the Battle of Zacatecas. In 1817 Rosales was named commander-in-chief of the Mexican Revolutionary Army in Michoacán. He was killed in action on 20 May 1817, during the Battle of

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against the Spanish royalists. For his actions he was posthumously awarded as Deserving Citizen in Heroic Degree by the

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. His name is displayed in golden letters at the Honour Wall of the

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. Víctor Rosales is buried in a mausoleum at the base of the Monument to the Independence in Mexico, next to the remains of the other thirteen founding fathers of Mexico.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rosales, Victor 1776 births 1817 deaths Colonial Mexico People of the Mexican War of Independence Mexican rebels Military history of Mexico 19th century in Mexico People from Zacatecas