People of the Mexican War of Independence Codexery

José María Liceaga

Insurgent leader, signatory of Mexican independence declarations, assassinated in 1818.

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José María Liceaga was a soldier, medical doctor, and landowner from New Spain. He represented the province of Guadalajara and signed the Solemn Act of the Declaration of Independence of Northern America, the Constitutional Decree for the Freedom of Mexican America, and the Declaration of Independence for Mexico. He joined Miguel Hidalgo in 1810 and was appointed lieutenant colonel, participating in the Battle of Calderón Bridge. He was assassinated in 1818.

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From the source: “Born in 1780 in Romita, Guanajuato, he saw rising tensions between Mexico and Spain.”

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From the source: “José María Liceaga (1780 – 1818) was a soldier, medical doctor and landowner from New Spain who was a key figure in the Mexican War of Independence. Born in 1780 in Romita, Guanajuato, he saw rising tensions between Mexico and Spain. He was”

3. In what year was José María Liceaga born?

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Not quite. The answer is 1780.

From the source: “Born in 1780 in Romita, Guanajuato, he saw rising tensions between Mexico and Spain.”

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