Santos Degollado Collection 1856-1907 1856-1861

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Santos Degollado Collection 1856-1907 1856-1861

Correspondence, literary productions, and decrees relating to Mexican military and political leader Santos Degollado's life and career.

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Degollado, Santos, 1811-1861

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Military and political leader. Born 1811 in Guanajuato; died 1861 on the plains of Salazar, Mexico state. Scribe for a notary and for the Haceduría of the Cathedral in Morelia (1828-?). Imprisoned twice for insurgency (1836-1839?). Secretary of the Junta Subdirectora de Estudios of Michoacán (1844) and President of the Junta Directiva de Fomento de Artesanos (1846). Secretary of the Colegio de San Nicolas. Governor of Michoacán after Melchor Ocampo. Fought against Santa Anna and became a gene...