and the port of Tuxpan, ultimately contributing to Diaz's victory. Diaz named Hinojosa military commander of the state of Chihuahua on June 4, 1877, and governor on June 13 of the same year. In appointing Hinojosa, Diaz aimed to end a conflict between the head of the pro-Diaz Chihuahuan forces Jose Eligio Muñoz and the head of the Chihuahuan federal forces Juan B. Caamaño. Hinojosa remained in this post until August 14, 1878 at which time he turned over the governorship to his constitutionally elected successor Angel Trias Ochoa. Hinojosa's governorship included an unprecedented action in which he was arrested and imprisoned under the orders of the head of the Iturbide camp, Jose Gonzalez Salas, without respecting Hinojosa's constitutional authority as governor. The arrest was due to a criminal complaint filed by the journalist Tomas Cordero Zuza who opposed Hinojosa and whom Hinojosa had struck on the head when he ran into Zuza in the Plaza Hidalgo in the city of Chihuahua. Hinojosa remained in prison until he was granted a federal appeal, which was followed by a trial in which he was found innocent. Secretary of War and Navy After completing his term as governor of the state of Chihuahua, Hinojosa assumed control of the military of Chihuahua until 1878, when he was named the head of the injured body of the military. He was later elected federal delegate to the XII Legislature for the state of Hidalgo from 1884 to 1886. However, on December 1, 1884 he was named Secretary of War and Navy by President Porfirio Díaz. He remained in this post for 12 years until March 20, 1896 at which time he resigned due to his health. He went on to serve as the president of the Supreme Court of Military Justice for more than a year until he finally retired from the military. Hinojosa died in Mexico City on March 5, 1903. References 1822 births 1903 deaths Mexican military personnel of the Mexican–American War Second French intervention in Mexico Governors of Durango Governors of Chihuahua (state) Governors of Nuevo León People from Matamoros, Tamaulipas