later served as a deputy in the congress which drafted the Constitution of 1857. He fought in the Reform War and the Second French Intervention. During the latter he was captured and executed by the French. José María Patoni – Governor of Durango with a background in mining who led liberal troops during the Reform War and the Second French Intervention. Gregorio Méndez Magaña – Governor of Tabasco during the Second French Intervention during which he succeeded in expelling the French from his state. Pedro Ogazón – Liberal commander during the Reform War and the Second French Intervention who later went on to serve as Minister of War under President Porfirio Diaz. Carlos Salazar Ruiz – General who fought in the Reform War and the Second French Intervention, in the latter of which he was captured and shot by the French. Ignacio Pesqueira – governor of Sonora and general who fought against the French during the Second French Intervention. Agustina Ramírez – Mother of twelve who sent her sons to join the military during the Second French Intervention. Nicolás Régules – Spanish-Mexican general who fought in the Reform War and in the Second French Intervention. Antonio Rosales – Brigadier general during the Reform War and the Second French Intervention. Nicolás Romero – Businessman and later guerilla leader who fought in the Reform War and the Second French Intervention. He was captured and executed during the latter. Leandro Valle Martínez – Liberal diplomat and general during the Reform War who died in pursuit of Conservative General Leonardo Marquez. Ignacio Zaragoza – Liberal commander during the Reform War and the Second French Intervention. He is best known for defeating the French at the Battle of Puebla. Juan Zuazua – Distinguished himself during the Mexican–American War and the Reform War Statesmen Manuel Doblado – Leading statesman during the Revolution of Ayutla; was later the Liberal Minister of Foreign Relations during the Second French Intervention. Miguel Lerdo de Tejada – Leading statesman during La Reforma. Drafted the Ley Lerdo. He was also brother of the president Miguel Lerdo de Tejada. José María Lafragua – Liberal congressman and later minister who served under President Ignacio Comonfort. Melchor Ocampo – Liberal governor of Michoacan who later joined the ministry during La Reforma. After the War of Reform, he was assassinated by the Conservative general Leonardo Marquez. José María Iglesias – lawyer, professor, congressman, and later Minister