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Execution of Matamoros

When: 3 February 1814
Where: Spanish Viceroyalty jurisdiction
Part of: Battle of Puruarán: Spanish Royalist victory in the Mexican War of Independence

Following the battle, Matamoros was executed by firing squad in February 1814 after a prisoner exchange request was denied.

After the defeat, the rebels petitioned the government of the Spanish Viceroyalty for a prisoner exchange, offering to return 200 captured royalist soldiers for Matamoros. The Spanish refused this offer. Consequently, Matamoros was ordered to be executed by firing squad on 3 February 1814, marking the end of his involvement in the conflict.

Sources

Battle of Puruarán Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22

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