and casualties to the American servicemen. On April 24, Lieutenant Azueta was promoted immediately to captain by the President of the Republic for his performance in combat. On April 29, he was awarded a gold medal with the Decoration of the Second U.S. Invasion. Again on May 1, he was issued the 3rd Class Military Merit medal. Azueta died of his wounds on May 10, Mexico's Mother's Day. During his funeral hundreds of citizens marched holding his coffin on their shoulders to the city's cemetery in open defiance to directives from the occupation army forbidding assembly. Legacy The municipalities of José Azueta, Guerrero, and José Azueta, Veracruz, were named after him. Notes External links Biography from the Mexican Government Spanish Wikipedia Mexican soldiers Mexican people of Basque descent People of the Mexican Revolution People from Acapulco Military personnel from Guerrero 1914 deaths 1895 births Mexican military personnel killed in action