Manuel Lozada | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Elpidio García González 1828 San Luis, Nayarit |
| Died | 19 July 1873 Loma de los Metales, Nayarit |
| Awards | Cruz de la Legión de Honor, France |
| Nickname(s) | El Tigre de Álica, (The Tiger of Álica) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Mexican Army |
| Years of service | 1864-1873 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | Ejército Clerical Intervencionista |
| Battles/wars | Second French Intervention in Mexico |
Manuel Lozada, nicknamed "The Tiger of Álica", was a regional caudillo based in the region of Tepic, Mexico. He was born in 1828 in the Tepic Territory, Mexico and died on July 19, 1873, in Loma de los Metates, Nayarit.
During the Second French Intervention in Mexico he supported the Second Mexican Empire, but switched sides as the Empire began to falter in 1866. After the triumph of the Republic in 1867 he ran afoul of the Mexican government who had him executed as a bandit in 1873. Manuel Lozada is still considered a controversial figure in Latin American history.[1]
- ^ Jean Meyer, "Manuel Lozada" in Encyclopedia of Mexico, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn 1997, p. 763.