Ignacio de la Llave explained

Office:Governor of Veracruz
Term Start:27 June 1861
Term End:4 July 1862
Predecessor:Fernando J. Corona
Successor:José Juan Landero y Cos
Term Start2:26 August 1855
Term End2:2 November 1855
Predecessor2:Antonio Corona
Successor2:Juan Soto Ramos
Order3:7th Minister of the Interior
Term Start3:1 February 1857
Term End3:17 June 1857
President3:Ignacio Comonfort
Predecessor3:José María Lafragua
Successor3:Jesús Terán Peredo
Party:Liberal
Signature:Firma de Ignacio de la Llave.png

Ignacio de la Llave y Segura Zevallos (26 August 1818 – 23 June 1863)[1] was a general and the governor of the Mexican state of Veracruz (1861–1862).

Life

He was born in Orizaba, Veracruz, a nephew of the prominent politician Pablo de la Llave.[2] He participated in the Mexican–American War, in the 1851 revolution against Antonio López de Santa Anna, in the Reform War (against the conservatives), and (on the nationalist side) against the usurper Maximilian of Mexico. He died as a result of battle injuries sustained in 1863 in the aftermath of the Siege of Puebla.

Honors

There is a municipality of Ignacio de la Llave in the state of Veracruz, named after him. In 1932, it was renamed from San Cristóbal de la Llave.

Also, the state of Veracruz was known as Veracruz-Llave from 1863 to 2004, and since 2004, it has been officially known as Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ignacio de la Llave: Natalicio e historia .
  2. Book: Pasquel, Leonardo . 1981 . Ignacio de la Llave, cuyo nombre lleva el estado de Veracruz Llave . Editorial Citlaltépetl . 54 . 18 January 2009.