Mariano Matamoros y Guridi

Events

1

Episodes

2

Years

1814

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Mariano Matamoros y Guridi, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Battle of Puruarán: Spanish Royalist victory in the Mexican War of Independence

   1814

   Role: Commander of Mexican insurgents

   1. 15 January 1814 · MichoacánBattle of Puruarán

      Royalist forces defeated Mexican insurgents in Michoacán on 5 January 1814, inflicting heavy casualties in a one-hour engagement.

   2. 23 February 1814 · Spanish Viceroyalty jurisdictionExecution of Matamoros

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

Sources

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