Capture of Oaxaca

Capture of Oaxaca
Part of the Mexican War of Independence

A street view from the colonial part of Oaxaca, taken by Morelos in 1812.
Date25 November 1812
Location
Result Decisive Mexican Insurgent victory
Belligerents
Mexican Insurgents Spanish Empire
Commanders and leaders
José María Morelos y Pavón
Gen. Hermenegildo Galeana
Gen. Víctor Bravo
Gen. Miguel Bravo
Gen. Nicolás Bravo
Gen. Juan Pablo Galeana de los Ríos
Gen. Mariano Matamoros y Guridi
Colonel Vicente Ramón Guerrero Saldaña
Colonel José Miguel Ramón Adaucto Fernández y Félix
Colonel Ramón Sesma
Colonel Manuel de Mier y Terán
Colonel Manuel Montaño
Viceroy Félix María Calleja del Rey
Gen. Antonio Pío González-Saravia Mollinedo
Strength
~5,000 soldiers 2,000 soldiers

The Capture of Oaxaca was a battle during the War of Mexican Independence that occurred on 25 November 1812 at Oaxaca, Oaxaca. It was fought between the royalist forces loyal to the Spanish crown, commanded by General Antonio Pío González-Saravia Mollinedo, and the Mexican insurgents fighting for independence from the Spanish Empire, commanded by José María Morelos y Pavón. The battle resulted in a victory for the Mexican insurgents.