El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-11

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Consul Francisco Mallen has court
eously furnished the HERALD with a
summary of the career of the dis
tinguished minister of war.
General Berriozabal was born in the
state of Zacatecas, where he was left
in poverty and orphanage while he was
yet youth. He succeeded in saving
money from his own work and went to
the capital of the republic where he en-
tered the national school of engineers,
and after a short time he interrupted
his studies with the purpose OF enlist
ing himself in the war against the
North American invasion 10 which he
distinguished himself as q lieutenant
of engineers. When that war came to
an end be reassumed his career and In
1910 he received his title as an engi-
neer.
His scientific works were of the
greatest Importance: he ratified the
Mexico; he had TO see to the
drainage of the lakes of Lerma and
the canalizstion of the river of the
same name in the state of Mexico: he
built the protection works to avoid
inundations in Toluca by the wstsrs
of the Volcano E. Nevada, close to that
city: established the boundary line
between the states of Mexico and
Michoacan. and performed different
works of Importance, which produced
him copious fees.
AS a soldier he could not be a stran-
ger to the political struggles of his
country, so in 1854 he re-entered the
army under the flag of the liberal
party.
He was engaged in the following
battles:
~ oft = nj,
defense of same against Miramon aud
Pielago in 1856.
. Assault OF Mexico in October, 1858,
under General Miguel Blanco. He
was in command. as lieutenant col
onel of engineers, OF the columns
which entered the city through the
San COsme avenue.
Battle of Cslsman in March, 1859,
under General Santos Degollado against
that OF Ell AhOrcRdO, some years after.
Battle of Tacubaya. on the memoir
able 11th of April, 1859, when the lib
eral forces were defeated by the cleri-
cal troops under the command of Cen
erals Maquez and Meiis.
From this date until the latter part
of 1861, he was constantly on the battle
fields.
About that time he protected the
Neri, in which battle the latter died.
The time in which the energy of the
late secretary of war and marine be-
came really remarkable began in 1862.
when he fought with great success
with the army of the east against the
French invasion, displaying at all
hours his patriotism, energy aud
bravery.
In April, 1862, he fought the right
xDi 0fN hn ~ Hl@ II,
of Acultzingo.
On the 5th of May of the same year,
he fought heroically in the hills of
Guadalupe, Puebla, defeating three |
times the invading army.
On the 14th of June of said year, at |
La Seiva, in front of Orizaba, he fought |
and defeated French column and dur
lug the siege of Puebla he defended
the convent of San Augustin, the |
block of Pitimini and the fort of Santa
Ines as we'll as other places assaulted
by the enemy. until the armament was
destroyed, the town delivered and the
troops Internationally surrendered.
Mr.. Berriozsbal was made prisoner
Of war, but succeeded in escaping, aud
On May 23, 1865, he joined Juarez, and
was then appointed secretary of war,
and later on general-in-chief of the
whole Mexican army in San Luis Poto-
The struggles In that period OF time
occurred frequently, the men in charge
,f the defense of the nation al integrity
ook different ways, but Berriozabal,
Ilways ready to perform his duties, at
he head of the division, required to
he assault of the town of Morelia,
vhereat he deserved an honorable men
ion, made by Uranga, the chief in
command of that military expedition
q the general report of the day.
During long period of the inter
-ention he was appointed governor of
general in comm and of sew
raj divisions, military commander of
he states of COahuila, Nuevo Leon
nd Tamaulipas, and since the triumph