Lauro Villar Ochoa Explained

Lauro Villar Ochoa
Birth Date:August 6, 1849
Birth Place:Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:Mexico City, Mexico
Organization:Mexican Army

Lauro Villar Ochoa (August 6, 1849- June 26, 1923) was a Mexican military general who is known for defending the National Palace of Mexico and Francisco I. Madero's administration, along with Ángel Ortiz Monasterio, from the rebellious attacks of the general Bernardo Reyes of the Ten Tragic Days in 1913.[2] He also fought in the French Intervention and against the empire of Maximilian I of Mexico.[3]

Biography

Lauro Villar was born in the city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas. He enlisted in the military at the young age of 15, and due to his potential, Villar reached the rank of second lieutenant in 1865, just a year after his enlistment.[4] Years later, in 1911, he assumed the position of Divisional General. In addition, Villar led a defense to protect his hometown of Matamoros and the city of Querétaro during the French Intervention, and also combated the forces of the empire of Maximilian I of Mexico.[5] Throughout his military career, Villar served loyalty to the following presidents of Mexico: Benito Juárez, Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada, Porfirio Díaz, Francisco León de la Barra, Francisco I. Madero and Victoriano Huerta.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Decreto No. 93. Ley del Escudo de Armas y del Himno de Tamaulipas. 11 October 2011. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20120425061746/http://docs.mexico.justia.com/estatales/tamaulipas/ley-del-escudo-de-armas-y-del-himno-de-tamaulipas.pdf. 25 April 2012. es.
  2. Web site: Lauro Villar Ochoa (1849-1923). Gobierno de Tamaulipas. 11 October 2011. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20120425061746/http://bicentenario.tamaulipas.gob.mx/documentos/personajesiluestresrevolucionarios_laurovillar.htm. 25 April 2012. es.
  3. Web site: Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Estado de Tamaulipas. Gobierno de Tamaulipas (2005). 11 October 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070601194934/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/tamaulipas/hist.htm. 1 June 2007. es.
  4. Web site: Rendón de la Garza. Clemente. La Decena Trágica/ I Parte...El Gral. Lauro Villar Ochoa. Cronista Municipal de Matamoros. 11 October 2011. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171018034211/http://www.tamaulipasenlinea.com/newsmanager/templates/nota.aspx?articleid=42757&zoneid=2. 18 October 2017. es.
  5. Web site: LAURO VILLAR. Universidad Autonoma de Tamaulipas. 11 October 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120327171313/http://iih.uat.edu.mx/PAGINA%20JULIO/LAURO%20VILLAR.htm. 27 March 2012. es.
  6. Web site: Rendón de la Garza. Clemente. Vidas Ilustres. General Lauro Villar Ochoa. dead. https://archive.today/20120709174949/http://blue.utb.edu/localhistory/bio-spanish.htm. 2012-07-09. es.

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