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José Cosme de Urrea y Elías González (full name) or simply José de Urrea (March 19, 1797 – August 1, 1849) was a Mexican general. He fought under General Antonio López de Santa Anna during the Texas Revolution. Urrea's forces were never defeated in battle during the Texas Revolution.
A fourth-generation frontier military officer, Urrea was born in the presidio of Tucson. He followed in his father's footsteps: commanding frontier garrisons; fighting insurgents; seconding Agustín de Iturbide's plan for independence, but supporting the republicans against the empire.
José Cosme Urrea o José de Urrea (Presidio Real de San Agustín del Tucsón, Occidente, Virreinato de Nueva España; 19 de marzo de 1797 – El Sagrario, Durango; 1 de agosto de 1849) fue un importante militar mexicano. Peleó bajo las órdenes del general Antonio López de Santa Anna durante la Independencia de Texas.
Aug 12, 2020 · José de Urrea, military officer, was born in 1797 in the presidio of Tucson, Sonora (now Arizona). He was a military cadet in the presidial company of San Rafael Buenavista in 1809 and a lieutenant in 1816, participating in battles in Jalisco and Michoacán.
May 26, 2015 · The finely bred, West Point-trained officer lingered for days as a 1,400-man army led by Santa Anna’s chief lieutenant, General Jose de Urrea, closed in on Goliad.
(1797–1849) a Mexican general, born in the presidio of Tucson (now Arizona, who fought in numerous battles with Gen. Antonio López de Santa Anna in the Texas War of Independence. ...
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The Goliad Campaign was the 1836 Mexican offensive to retake the Texas Gulf Coast during the Texas Revolution. Mexican troops under the command of General José de Urrea defeated rebellious Groups of Texians in the Mexican province of Texas, known as Mexican Texas, in a series of clashes in February and March.
