Pedro José Méndez

Pedro José Méndez Ortiz (1836–1866) was a Mexican general who was from the state of Tamaulipas. He led a group of guerrillas called "Fieles de Hidalgo" during the Second French intervention in Mexico.

Childhood Pedro José Méndez Ortiz was born on November 22, 1836, at the San Agustín hacienda, located in the municipality of Hidalgo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. His parents were the landowner Don Pedro J. Méndez and his wife Doña Agapita Ortiz. Méndez began his studies at the age of six in a primary school in Ciudad Victoria. For these important triumphs for the national army, President Juárez awarded him the rank of General. In December 1865, he achieved one of his most important triumphs at the Battle of El Chamal and the Battle of Cuesta de Cantón. His remains now rest in the Rotonda de los Tamaulipecos Ilustres in Ciudad Victoria.