Hermenegildo Galeana

For other uses, see Hermenegildo Galeana (disambiguation).

Hermenegildo Galeana (13 April 1762 – 27 June 1814)^[1] was a hero of the Mexican War of Independence, one of six brothers who fought in the insurgency. Galeana was considered the right-hand man of secular priest and leader of independence, José María Morelos and was the immediate superior of insurgent fighter Vicente Guerrero. Galeana's family were landholders and "family name is said to be hispanicized from English", with the founder in Mexico being an English pirate who jumped ship, marrying a local woman. His portrait shows him as light-complected in a region with many dark morenos.^[3] Galeana died in battle, which followed the earlier death of Morelos's lieutenant, Father Mariano Matamoros, Morelos reportedly exclaimed, "I have lost both my arms, now I am nothing."^[4]

Hermenegildo Galeana
Galeana
Born	(1762-04-13)13 April 1762 Tecpan (in modern-day Guerrero)[1]
Died	27 June 1814(1814-06-27) (aged 52) Coyuca (in modern-day Guerrero)[2]
Occupation	Military commander in the mexican War of Independence
Years active	1811–1814

There are several places in Mexico named Galeana after the general.