Battle of Guadalajara (1858)

Battle of Guadalajara (1858)
	Part of the Reform War
Date	14 December 1858
Location	Hacienda de Atequiza near Guadalajara, Jalisco
Result	Conservative victory
Belligerents
Liberals	Conservatives
Commanders and leaders
Santos Degollado	Miguel Miramón

The Battle of Guadalajara (1858) took place on 14 December 1858 in the vicinity of La Hacienda de Atequiza, near the city of Guadalajara in the state of Jalisco, Mexico, during Reform War.^[1] Between elements of the liberal army, under General Santos Degollado, and elements of the conservative army commanded by Generals Miguel Miramón, Leonardo Márquez, Marcelino Cobos, the victory went to the conservative side. The conservatives attacked the ranch of San Miguel, near Poncitlán, Jalisco, where the battle took place. By the end of the battle, the conservatives had gained great quantities of weapons and other war materials. Afterwards, Miramón sent orders to shoot the captured liberal officers.

^ Chavana, Herminia Balli (1996). Biographies of Noble Hispanics. Pine Hill Press, Incorporated. ISBN 978-1-57579-048-0.

[1] Chavana, Herminia Balli (1996). Biographies of Noble Hispanics. Pine Hill Press, Incorporated. ISBN 978-1-57579-048-0.

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