Miguel Negrete | |
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| Governor of Puebla | |
| In office October 13, 1863 – November 4, 1863 | |
| President | Benito Juárez |
| Preceded by | José María Maldonado |
| Succeeded by | Raphael Cravioto |
| Minister of War and Navy of Mexico | |
| In office March 16, 1864 – August 23, 1865 | |
| Preceded by | Ignacio Suárez Navarro |
| Succeeded by | Ignacio Mejía |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 8, 1825 Tepeaca, Puebla, Mexico |
| Died | January 5, 1895 (aged 69) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Political party | Conservative Party Liberal Party |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Second Federal Republic of Mexico Restored Republic Porfiriato |
| Branch |  Mexican Army |
| Years of service | 1846 – 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.