Juan Diaz Covarrubias
Mexico’s Martyr-Novelist
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8873102 |
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| Authors | John S Brushwood (University of Missouri, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1954 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 301-306 |
| Publication date | 1954-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Americas A Quarterly Review of Latin American History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-1615 • E-ISSN: 1533-6247 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/977936 |
| OpenAlex | W1965310000 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
ON APRIL 11, 1859, during the Mexican War of the Reform, the liberal forces of Santos Degollado were defeated at Tacubaya by the conservative forces under the command of General Márquez. Among the prisoners taken by the conservatives were several young physicians who were ordered shot by the conservative command. One of the physicians was Juan Díaz Covarrubias. The specific source of the command is obscure, but its infamy is clear; it has lived as a shameful chapter in Mexican history, and it has granted Díaz Covarrubias the glory of the man who might have been
Ancient history · Art · Glory · Humanities · Martyr · Political science · Shot (pellet · Theology · Historical Studies in Latin America · History · History and Politics in Latin America · Latin American history and culture · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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