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army of the centre could by no means be counted a brigand.[1]
- ↑ Petitions in his behalf were disregarded. The real reason was retaliation for the shooting by Arteaga in June at Uruapan of the commandant and prefect, as Rivera also admits. Hist. Jalapa, v. 658-9. The three colonels who suffered with him and Salazar were Diaz Paracho, Villa Gomez, and Father Mina. Iglesias, iii. 510. Another account calls the latter Gonzalez. The other twoscore and odd officers were spared, thus proving that Mendez was not actuated by cruelty, nor seeking to enforce the brigand law. Honors were afterward conferred on Arteaga's name, and steps taken to erect a monument to the victims. Diario Deb., 9th Cong., iii. 212-14. Querétaro adopted his daughters, and added his name to that of the state. Monit. Rep., Nov. 2, 1872; Mich., Doc., no. 74. Régules might have retaliated on his Tacámbaro prisoners, but preferred to exchange them, not with the imperial government, but with the French. See also Legac. Mex., Circul., ii. 213-15; Pap. y Corr. Famil. Imp., 129-33, 144-5; Vega, Docs, pt 24; Perez, Dicc., i. 168-9; La Voz de Méj., Diar. Imp., and other journals of the day.
