▁Manuel ▁L oz ada , ▁a ▁ca ud illo , ▁who ▁became ▁a ▁kind ▁of ▁independent ▁r uler ▁in ▁the ▁T ep ic ▁territory . ▁Cor ona ▁joined ▁the ▁liber als , ▁entered ▁the ▁army , ▁soon ▁obtained ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁general , ▁and ▁fought ▁against ▁the ▁army ▁of ▁Maxim ilian , ▁especially ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁states , ▁and ▁the ▁French ▁troops ▁never ▁became ▁master s ▁of ▁that ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁Cor ona ▁organized ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁west , ▁ 8 , 0 0 0 ▁strong , ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁and ▁crossed ▁the ▁country , ▁defe ating ▁the ▁French ▁in ▁many ▁enc oun ters . ▁He ▁reached ▁Qu er ét aro , ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁sie ge , ▁and , ▁after ▁the ▁final ▁victory ▁of ▁the ▁Mex icans , ▁Maxim ilian ▁surrender ed ▁to ▁him ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁May ▁ 1 8 6 7 . ▁The ▁republic ▁having ▁been ▁re inst ated , ▁President ▁Ben ito ▁Ju á rez ▁gave ▁Cor ona ▁a ▁high ▁military ▁office , ▁with ▁residence ▁at ▁Gu adal aj ara . ▁ ▁At ▁that ▁time ▁L oz ada , ▁thinking ▁to ▁sub j ug ate ▁the ▁whole ▁nation , ▁organized ▁an ▁army ▁of ▁ 1 6 , 0 0 0 ▁men , ▁and ▁issued ▁a ▁pro clam ation ▁to ▁his ▁troops , ▁telling ▁them ▁to ▁expect ▁no ▁compens ation ▁but ▁what ▁they ▁could ▁get ▁from ▁the ▁van qu ished ▁towns . ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁January ▁ 1 8 7 2