Fresnillo and another toward Jerez.[1] Rocha's cavalry pursued for some distance. The result of this victory was the reoccupation of Zacatecas by the Juaristas on the 13th of April, Durango having been abandoned by their opponents, and taken by Rocha.
Sinaloa, by her legislature, had in December 1871 declared against the authority of Juarez; and Mazatlan and other important towns of the state were for some time under control of the revolutionists; but after the Juarist successes in Zacatecas and Durango, matters changed again.[2] Yucatan was once more at this time brought into the vortex of revolution. A pronunciamiento on the 13th of March, 1872, at Valladolid, ignored the authority of Governor Cicerol, which was seized by Mariscal, who with the insurgents operated against both the state and federal authorities.[3] They were still in arms in July.
While military operations were going on in Zacatecas, Diaz approached Mexico with a column of cavalry,[4] being deceived with the assurance that a movement in his favor would break out in the city. On becoming convinced that no such assistance could be counted on, he proceeded to Jalisco.[5] A document purporting to have emanated from the leader of the
- ↑ Guerra was afterward surprised in Laguna de Tahualila, and lost Marquez' and his own cavalry. Marquez de Leon, Mem. Post., 367-8; El Federalista, June 21, 1872; El Monitor Rep., June 7, 1872.
- ↑ They had raised forced loans at Mazatlan to the amount of $250,000 to Jan. 4, 1872. Pesqueira had recovered El Fuerte and Culiacan in Feb. Marquez endeavored to take the latter in May, but met with defeat at Pesqueira's hands. Mazatlan was occupied by Kocha early in May. El Federalista, Feb. 29, March 14, Apr. 16, May 28, 1872; El Monitor Rep., Dec. 7, 1871, Jan. 27, March 20, 24, Apr. 11, 13, 17, May 8, 16, 22, 28, June 19, 22, July 18, 1872; Marquez de Leon, Mem. Post., MS., 361-3, 375-8, 388.
- ↑ The government troops were defeated March 20th, and Gen. Cepeda Peraza was killed; but in April the insurgents abandoned Mėrida, Progreso, and Sisal, which were reoccupied by the government. El Federalista, Apr. 2- 24, May 9, 1872; El Monitor Rep., Apr. 5, June 18, 1872, July 18, 25, 1873; Boletin Ofic. Est. Sin., May 21, 30, 1872.
- ↑ 74 'Con una habilidad sin ejemplo, se presentó á las orillas de la capital.' Baz, Vida de Juarez, 310.
- ↑ Jalisco, like the other states, had been suffering from the effects of seditious movements in various districts. Gov. Vallarta had been granted discretional powers; martial law ruled, and heavy taxes were levied. El Monitor Rep., Jan. 17, 30, March 28, Apr. 27, May 4, 7, July 19, 1872; El Federalista, Feb. 20, 1872; Jalisco, Mem., 1-3, 11-2, doc. no. 5.
