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Mariano Arista

1802–1855 · 19th century

Mariano Arista was a Mexican general and politician who was President of Mexico from 1851 to 1853. In 1840 he defeated the federalist rebels of the Republic of the Rio Grande. Commanding the Army of the North at the start of the Mexican–American War, he lost the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma in May 1846.

Mariano Arista
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Republic of the Rio Grande

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