Refugio Tánori (1835-1866) was a Mexican soldier and a member of the Opata People.

Early life

He was born in the town of

Álamos Álamos () is a town in Álamos Municipality in the States of Mexico, Mexican state of Sonora, in northwestern Mexico. Historically an important center of silver mining, the town's economy is now dominated by the tourist sector. Designated a ...

in 1835.

Military career

During the Reform War he fought on the side of the

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with the rank of captain, joining his brother Juan Tanori. After the conservatives lost the war, Tánori was amnestied. In 1865, he joined the forces of the Second Mexican Empire, and on October 5 of that year Emperor Maximilian granted him the rank of general and granted him a cross from the

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. He played a role in the siege of

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, freed the Algerian prisoners held at San Pedro, Sinaloa, and defeated Jesús García Morales at Nacori Grande. He played an important rule during the defense of

Hermosillo Hermosillo (), formerly called Pitic (as in ''Santísima Trinidad del Pitic'' and ''Presidio del Pitic''), is a city in the center of the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora. It is the municipal seat of the Hermosillo municipality, the state's ...

and at the Battle of Guadalupe. As the Empire began to falter in 1866, especially in the northern provinces, he headed towards Guaymas and sought to escape to

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, but the ship on which he had embarked with other imperialist officials and officers was overtaken by another ship commanded by liberal colonel Próspero Salazar Bustamante, and Tánori was apprehended. He was shot by firing squad, along with the rest of his companions, at the orders of the liberal general Ángel Martinez, on September 25, 1866. As he stood before the firing squad, his last words were

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Conservatism in Mexico People from Sonora 1835 births 1866 deaths Mexican monarchists 19th-century Mexican military personnel People executed by Mexico by firing squad {{Mexico-mil-bio-stub

Early life

Military career

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