Role Politician Name Antonio Rosillo Rank Brigadier general | ||
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Battles/wars Mexican–American WarBattle of Palo AltoBattle of Buena Vista Battles and wars | ||
Antonio Canales Rosillo (Monterrey, Nuevo León, 1802 – Camargo, Tamaulipas, 1852) was a 19th-century Mexican politician, surveyor, and military officer.
Military career
Canales fought in the Apache wars in Mexico and fought under the many conservative attempts to control the Mexican national government of the 19th century. Canales was in discord with President Antonio López de Santa Anna's Centralist move against the Mexican Constitution of 1824.
He served as commander-in-chief of the army of the rebellion and, along with José María Jesús Carbajal, sought to establish the Republic of the Rio Grande during the short existence of that entity in 1840. After a portion of his army was captured, Canales eventually abandoned the cause of the rebellion and received a commission as Brigadier General in the Mexican Army.
In 1842, he led campaigns against the Texans at Corpus Christi, Texas, and Fort Lipantitlán near San Patricio, Texas, and participated in capturing the Mier Expedition at Ciudad Mier.
Later, Canales badgered the U.S. troops stationed between Corpus Christi and Matamoros during the Mexican–American War. He participated in the battles at Resaca de Guerrero - Palo Alto. He served under General Pedro de Ampudia at Cerralvo, Nuevo León, and under Santa Anna during the Battle of Buena Vista.
He also participated in other rebellions under the patronage of the governor of Coahuila and later of Nuevo León, Santiago Vidaurri.
Some sources cite Canales as one the Mexican filibusters.