num_pages: 199
description: The first historical study of Urrea's military career on Mexico's northern frontier (now the American Southwest) from Independence to the US Mexican War in the 19th century. Roche uses military records, letters, and oral histories to organize the confusion and disorder of the era, highlighting Urrea's heroic status among such figures as Miguel Hidalgo and Jose Luis Mora, his contributions as executive officer of Durango, and in The Pastry War of 1838. The volume includes facsimiles of proclamation broadsides, letters, and official documents. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
language: English
title: General Jose Cosme Urrea: His Life and Times, 1797-1849
titlecomplete: General Jose Cosme Urrea: His Life and Times, 1797-1849 (Western Frontiersmen Series)
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Arthur H Clark