Miguel Negrete

Miguel Negrete
Governor of Puebla
In office
October 13, 1863 – November 4, 1863
PresidentBenito Juárez
Preceded byJosé María Maldonado
Succeeded byRaphael Cravioto
Minister of War and Navy of Mexico
In office
March 16, 1864 – August 23, 1865
Preceded byIgnacio Suárez Navarro
Succeeded byIgnacio Mejía
Personal details
Born(1825-05-08)May 8, 1825
Tepeaca, Puebla, Mexico
DiedJanuary 5, 1895(1895-01-05) (aged 69)
Mexico City, Mexico
Political partyConservative Party
Liberal Party
Military service
Allegiance Second Federal Republic of Mexico
Restored Republic
Porfiriato
Branch Mexican Army
Years of service1846 – 1879
Rank Major General
Battles/wars

José Miguel Pascual Negrete Novoa,[1] commonly known as Miguel Negrete was a 19th-century Mexican Major General. He participated in the many Mexican Civil Wars, as well as the Mexican–American War and the Second French intervention in Mexico. Negrete was also the Governor of Puebla from October 13, 1863, to November 4, 1863, and the Minister of War and Navy of Mexico from March 16, 1864 to August 23, 1865.