Battle of Zacatecas (1835)

Battle of Zacatecas
Part of Rebellion in Zacatecas
General View of Zacatecas, 1836
Date 11 May 1835 Location Near Guadalupe, Zacatecas Result Centralist Victory
Belligerents
Centralist Government	Zacatecan rebels
Commanders and leaders
Antonio López de Santa Anna	Francisco Garcia Salinas
Strength
3,400 men	3,000 men
Casualties and losses
100 dead captured or scattered	250 dead, 2,723 captured

The Battle of Zacatecas in 1835 took place on 11 May 1835 in the immediate vicinity of the capital city in the state of Zacatecas, Mexico, between elements of the federal army under the command of Gen. Antonio López de Santa Anna and elements of the rebel army, which was commanded by General Francisco García Salinas during the Rebellion in Zacatecas of 1835.

Battle

García Salinas went out with his citizens to settle in the Guadalupe field, where Santa Anna attacked him at five in the morning on May 11 with 3,400 men. The action was very close for 2 hours. At 9 o'clock, the victory was declared by Santa Anna, who captured 800 prisoners according to him. The number increased to 2,723 on the 14th. Santa Anna had a loss of 100 men (including the dead, wounded and scattered). In contrast, General Joaquin Parres took Fresnillo and Sombrerete without spilling a single drop of blood. The entrance to Zacatecas was followed by disorder and war crimes by his troops, who stole houses from foreigners.

Further reading

• Thrall, Homer S. (1885). A History of Texas: From the Earliest Settlements to the Year 1885; with an Appendix Containing the Constitution of the State of Texas, Adopted November, 1875, and the Amendments of 1883. For Use in Schools, and for General Readers. University publishing Company. p. 72.
• Costeloe, Michael P. (3 October 2002). The Central Republic in Mexico, 1835-1846: 'Hombres de Bien' in the Age of Santa Anna. Cambridge University Press. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-521-53064-4.
• South Texas Studies. Victoria College Press. 2001. p. 14.