. Mexico, a history of its progress and development in one hundred years. can patriotsand sailed from Liverpool in May, 1816, on a ship provided by thecontributions of a few Englishmen,to the United States where heenlisted volunteers at Baltimoreand Galveston and receiving atthe latter place reinforcements he reached with seven vessels the River Santander on April 15th, and a few dayslater arrived at Soto la Marina, where he erected and garrisoned a fort, whichhe left in command of Major Sarda, while he advanced into the interior. Mina soon found himself engaged with the royalist forces and, a
. Mexico, a history of its progress and development in one hundred years. can patriotsand sailed from Liverpool in May, 1816, on a ship provided by thecontributions of a few Englishmen,to the United States where heenlisted volunteers at Baltimoreand Galveston and receiving atthe latter place reinforcements he reached with seven vessels the River Santander on April 15th, and a few dayslater arrived at Soto la Marina, where he erected and garrisoned a fort, whichhe left in command of Major Sarda, while he advanced into the interior. Mina soon found himself engaged with the royalist forces and, after defeatingthem in minor engagements, he captured and sacked Pinos and joined the patriotforces at Fort Sombrero in Guanajuato under Moreno. Moreno was killedas he tried to escape, and Mina was shot by Lihans order on November 11, 1817, on a hill in front of the fort he had vainly tried to relieve, which stronghold,held by Father Torres, quickly fell into the hands of the royalists and its de-fender was shot soon after. The fort at Soto la Marina established by Mina. HIDALGO ON HORSEBACK. 78 MEXICO had already been taken. Again had a great leader paid with his life for thecause of liberty. The brave Nicolas Bravo suffered defeat on December 1st, at Coporo andon the 22d he was captured, with Ignacio Rayon and Verduzco, members of thefirst junta established at Zitacuaro. The viceroy spared their lives and theywere released in 1820. The gap caused by Nicolas Bravos capture was filled by Vicente Guerrero,who had safely conducted the congress to Tehuacan on November 16, 1816,after the capture of Morelos at Tesmalaca, But the tide of defeat could notbe turned. The junta at Jaujilla was broken up and its members taken pris-oners or shot. Many of the leading revolutionists, deeming the struggle futile,submitted to the viceroy and were pardoned. The less severe policy he adoptedseemed of more service to his king than was the severity of Felix Fernandez, self-na
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