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Antonio Zapata

d. 1840 · 19th century

Antonio Zapata was a rancher and federalist military leader from Guerrero, Tamaulipas, who commanded cavalry for the Republic of the Rio Grande, a short-lived breakaway state in northern Mexico in 1840. Captured by centralist forces in March 1840, he was executed and his head was displayed in his home town. Zapata County in Texas is named after him.

Antonio Zapata
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Republic of the Rio Grande

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