Federico Cervantes manuscript
Collection
Identifier: Ms-0076-SC
Scope and Contents
The 19-page typewritten manuscript is a carbon copy, signed and dated (1930) by the author of his work Asalto y toma de Zacatecas published in Mexico in 1915. The parts of the manuscript are: Antecedentes, Chihuahua, Torreon, Telegrama, Descripción, Preliminaries, La Batalla, Segunda Fase, Desenlace, Resultado, Fácil Empresa, Pacto, and Conferencias.
Dates
- 1915
Biographical / Historical
Federico Cervantes was a military engineer and journalist who got his degree at the Military College of Chapultepec, Mexico. He studied aerial navigation in Europe with the French Corps of Engineers. In 1913, Cervantes returned to Mexico and joined forces with General Franciso Villa in the convention of Aguascaliente. He was a representative for General Felipe Angeles. With the triumph of constitutionalism, he left the army and was named director of the academy. Cervantes held a debate with Col. Bernardino Mena Brito I in 1935 regarding the figure of General Felipe Angles.
Extent
1 items (1 Item)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Engineer, soldier, journalist and translator. Author of Felipe Angeles y la revolución de 1913 and Francisco Villa y la revolución.
Processing Information
Portia Vescio, July 2002
Updated by Cassie McClure, 2005
- Title
- Guide to the Federico Cervantes manuscript
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Portia Vescio, July 2002 Updated by Cassie McClure, 2005
- Date
- Updated in 2005
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the New Mexico State University Library Archives and Special Collections Repository