What the records say
- When
- 30 Apr 1811
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 16.91° N, 99.90° W
- Description
- 1811 battle
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of El Veladero
The Battle of El Veladero was a battle of the War of Mexican Independence that occurred from 1810 to 30 April 1811 at Cerro El Veladero, Acapulco de Juárez. The battle was fought between royalist forces loyal to the Spanish crown, commanded by Juan Antonio Fuentes, and Mexican rebels, commanded by José María Morelos and Rafael Valdovinos, fighting for independence from the Spanish Empire. The rebels won.
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- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “victoire des insurgés à la bataille d'El Veladero”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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