How to Pronounce Felipe Santiago Xicoténcatl
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May 01, 1806 Tlaxcala, Mexico Died on 13 Sep 1847 (aged 41)
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About Felipe Santiago Xicoténcatl
- Felipe Santiago Xicoténcatl (May 1, 1804 – September 13, 1847) was a colonel in the Mexican Army under president Antonio López de Santa Anna. Xicoténcatl was born in the town of San Bernandino Contla in the state of Tlaxcala.
- He joined the army in 1829 as a lieutenant.
- In 1843 he became lieutenant colonel.
- During the Mexican-American War Lt.
- Colonel Xicoténcatl led the San Blas Battalion.
- It is said that Lt.
- Col.
- Xicoténcatl in the battle of Chapultepec, refusing the idea of letting the American forces capture the Mexican flag identifying his battalion and severely wounded, wrapped himself with the flag and died beside his men.
