Francisco Victoria

Francisco Fernández y Félix, better known as Francisco Victoria, (1796 – 11 September 1830) was an insurgent of the Mexican War of Independence. Being a republican and federalist ideologue, he fought against the imperialist regime of Agustín de Iturbide and the centralist regime of Anastasio Bustamante.

Biography His parents were Manuel Fernández and Alejandra Félix. Like his brother, Guadalupe Victoria, he adopted the surname Victoria once he joined the struggle for independence on 16 June 1821. He formed a division within the modern state of Durango.

Due to his opposition to the ideas of Agustín de Iturbide, he was imprisoned in Mexico City. After the First Mexican Empire, he participated in various war commissions in Durango, Guanajuato, and Veracruz. In 1829, he with Antonio López de Santa Anna fought against the attempted reconquest of Mexico commanded by Isidro Barradas. In 1830, he joined Juan Álvarez's campaign to defend the cause of Vicente Guerrero, who had lost the presidency to the Jalapa Plan. On 21 April 1830, he was taken prisoner by Tomás Moreno, but escaped with help from friends. His brother's absence of a rescue attempt has been attributed to him being physically unable.