Lauro Villar Ochoa

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Villar and the second or maternal family name is Ochoa.
Lauro Villar Ochoa
General Lauro Villar
Born(1849-08-06)August 6, 1849
Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
DiedJune 26, 1923(1923-06-26) (aged 73)[1]
Mexico City, Mexico
OrganizationMexican 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]

  1. ^ "Decreto No. 93" (PDF) (in Spanish). Ley del Escudo de Armas y del Himno de Tamaulipas. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Lauro Villar Ochoa (1849-1923)" (in Spanish). Gobierno de Tamaulipas. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Estado de Tamaulipas" (in Spanish). Gobierno de Tamaulipas (2005). Archived from the original on 1 June 2007. Retrieved 11 October 2011.