Person

Antonio Canales Rosillo

1802–1852 · 19th century

Antonio Canales Rosillo was a Mexican lawyer and federalist soldier from Tamaulipas. In 1840 he became commander of the army of the Republic of the Rio Grande, the federalist breakaway state of northern Mexico, and later came to terms with the centralist government. He afterwards fought against the United States in the Mexican–American War.

Antonio Canales Rosillo
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Republic of the Rio Grande

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Antonio Canales Rosillo. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/antonio-canales-rosillo
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