Wenceslao Moguel Herrera (c. 1890 – 29 July 1976), known in the press as El Fusilado (''Spanish'': "The Executed One"), was a Mexican soldier under

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who was captured on March 18, 1915 during the Mexican Revolution, and survived

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. He was sentenced to death without a trial, and was shot 8–9 times in the body. He received the , or one final shot to the head at point-blank range to ensure death, yet managed to survive, though he was permanently scarred and disfigured by the event. Stories differ as to how he survived. Some sources suggest that he was rescued: Others state that he escaped on his own and received care afterwards: Moguel appeared on the ''

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'' radio show on July 16, 1937.

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* Wenceslao Moguel. El milagro del Santo de Halachó, o Historia de un Fusilado. – Merida, 1967. – 186 pp. {{DEFAULTSORT:Moguel, Wenceslao 1890s births 1970s deaths People of the Mexican Revolution Prisoners sentenced to death by Mexico Execution survivors