capt. santos benavides led the tejano confederate troops against cortina in 1861.
capt. santos benavides led the tejano confederate troops against cortina in 1861.
who led the tejano confederate troops against cortina in 1861?
capt . santos benavides
section::::the cortina troubles.:second cortina war.









































in may 1861, the much shorter second cortina war took place. the american civil war had just begun, and cortina, who had aligned himself with the federal government of the united states, invaded zapata county. he was defeated by confederate capt. santos benavides at the battle of carrizo, and retreated into mexico after losing eighteen men. no longer would cortina conduct large-scale military incursions within the territory of the united states, albeit accusations of promoting guerrilla actions against the richer texan landowners in the area were numerous throughout the following years.









































section::::later political career.
juan cortina
bullet::::- tomas avila sanchez (1826-1882) american soldier, sheriff and public official, was on the los angeles county, california, board of supervisors and was a member of the los angeles common council, the legislative branch of the city. he was a descendant of spanish settlers.









































bullet::::- juan bandini (1800–november 4, 1859) early settler of what would become san diego, california.









































bullet::::- santos benavides (november 1, 1823 – november 9, 1891) tejano confederate colonel during the american civil war









































bullet::::- berreyesa family early basque spanish settlers of alta california who held extensive land grants (see josé de los reyes berreyesa)
list of hispanos