Zaragoza (in honor of Ignacio Zaragoza)

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Zaragoza (in honor of Ignacio Zaragoza) refers to General Ignacio Zaragoza, the Mexican military leader renowned for commanding the Mexican army to victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862.

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Ignacio Zaragoza 0
interment of Ignacio Zaragoza 1

Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mexican general
human
commanded Mexican forces
surface form: Mexican Army of the East
commemoratedBy Cinco de Mayo
surface form: Cinco de Mayo celebrations

Mexican civic ceremonies on May 5
countryOfCitizenship Mexico
ethnicGroup Mexican
familyName Zaragoza
givenName Ignacio
hasHonorificNamesake Educational institutions named after Ignacio Zaragoza
Military installations named after Ignacio Zaragoza
Monuments and streets named Zaragoza in Mexico
Zaragoza municipality names in Mexico
Zaragoza, Chihuahua
Zaragoza, Coahuila
Zaragoza, Nuevo León
Zaragoza, Puebla
knownFor defense of Puebla on May 5, 1862
leading Mexican forces to victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla
languageSpoken Spanish
legacy National hero of Mexico
Symbol of Mexican resistance against foreign intervention
militaryConflict French intervention in Mexico
surface form: Second French intervention in Mexico
militaryRank general
notableEvent Battle of Puebla
notableWork Command of Mexican forces at the Battle of Puebla
occupation general
military officer
opponentInBattle Second French intervention in Mexico forces
sexOrGender male
significantBattle Battle of Puebla
surface form: Battle of Puebla (1862)

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Puebla namedAfter Zaragoza (in honor of Ignacio Zaragoza)
Rotonda de las Personas Ilustres significantEvent Zaragoza (in honor of Ignacio Zaragoza)
this entity surface form: interment of Ignacio Zaragoza