Mariano Escobedo

General
Mariano Escobedo
General Mariano Escobedo
	Escobedo c. 1850–1880
Governor of Nuevo León
	In office; 1866–1866
Preceded by	Simón de la Garza Melo
Succeeded by	Manuel Gómez
	In office; 1865–1865
Preceded by	Jesús María Benítez y Pinillos
Succeeded by	Simón de la Garza Melo
Personal details
Born	Mariano Antonio Guadalupe Escobedo de la Peña; 16 January 1826; San Pablo de los Labradores, Mexico
Died	22 May 1902 (aged 76); Tacubaya District, Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation	Military officer
Military service
Allegiance	Mexico
Branch/service	Mexican Army
Years of service	?–1878
Rank	General
Battles/wars	Plan of Ayutla; Second Franco-Mexican War Battle of Puebla; ; Lerdista Uprising of 1878 Battle of Matamoros; ;

Mariano Antonio Guadalupe Escobedo de la Peña (16 January 1826 – 22 May 1902) was a Mexican Army general and Governor of Nuevo León.

Early life

Mariano Escobedo was born in San Pablo de los Labradores (which is today known as Galeana), Nuevo León on 16 January 1826. He was the youngest of six children born to Manuel Escobedo and Rita de la Peña.

Military career

In 1854 he defended from the liberal rows the Plan of Ayutla that ended the dictatorship of Antonio López de Santa Anna.

He took part in the Battle of Puebla on 5 May 1862, in Puebla, where thanks to his bravery, was promoted to colonel of cavalry. Later, he was promoted to general and organized an Army Corps which fought against the French invading troops, defeating them and capturing emperor Maximilian I in Querétaro (1867).

During the presidency of Benito Juárez (1858–1872) Mariano Escobedo was named commander-in-chief of the northern zone and after the restoration of the Mexican republic, he was governor of several states and military secretary in 1875, in addition to being president of the Supreme Court of Military Justice.

With the arrival of General Porfirio Díaz to the presidency, he was exiled to the United States, from which he organized an uprising against the dictator. Because of that he was taken prisoner in 1878. He died in Mexico, on 22 May 1902.