José Antonio Mexía
| José Antonio Méxía | |
|---|---|
| Born | c.1800 Xalapa, Veracruz |
| Died | May 3, 1839 Hacienda La Blanca, near Acajete, Puebla |
| Allegiance | Mexican Army |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
| Battles/wars |
Mexía's Expedition Tampico Expedition |
| Spouse(s) | Charlotte Walker (1823-1864) |
| Relations | son Enrique Guillermo Antonio daughter María Adelaida Matilda |
José Antonio Mexía Hernández (c. 31 December 1800 – 3 May 1839) was a 19th-century Mexican general and politician. He served as secretary of the Legation of Mexico in Washington from about 1829 to 1831. While in the United States became one of the founders of the famous Galveston.
He was born about 1800 to Pedro Mexía and his wife Juana Josefa Hernández, but his birthplace is debated. According to Mexía himself, his birthplace was Xalapa, Veracruz. Some historians cite records that put his place of birth as Cuba. Although details of his early life are scant, he lost his father and brother sometime in the Mexican War of Independence and fled to the United States where he became fluent in the English language.
By 1822, Mexía was back living in Mexico and working as an official interpreter for the Cherokee Nation, by appointment of Coahuila y Tejas president José Félix Trespalacios. Mexía became active in government service as Secretary of State for Tamaulipas and the Tuxpan customs collector. He spent two years as the grand secretary of the York Rite masons Grand Lodge of Mexico, an organization which some in Mexico viewed as having political undertones. Enlisting in the military, he quickly rose to the rank of brigadier general.
Mexía was originally a supporter of Antonio López de Santa Anna, who was elected President of Mexico on a Federalist platform. During Mexía's 1832 expedition, he traveled to Texas to quell the rebellion started by the Anahuac Disturbances. As a senator for the state of México, he participated in an 1834 uprising against President Antonio López de Santa Anna, a former federalist who changed his politics to centralism. Two months later, he was captured by centralist forces in Jalisco and sent into exile.
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