Pedro de Ampudia
| Pedro Ampudia y Grimarest | |
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| Governor of Tabasco | |
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In office September 1, 1843 – June 30, 1844 |
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| Preceded by | José Julián Dueñas |
| Succeeded by | Narciso Santa María |
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In office September 5, 1844 – January 2, 1845 |
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| Preceded by | Narciso Santa María |
| Succeeded by | Juan de Dios Salazar |
| Governor of Nuevo León | |
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In office September 1, 1846 – September 20, 1846 |
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| Preceded by | Juan Nepomuceno de la Garza y Evia |
| Succeeded by | Francisco de Padua Morales |
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In office June 23, 1853 – October 22, 1854 |
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| Preceded by | Juan Nepomuceno de la Garza y Evia |
| Succeeded by | Mariano Moret |
| Governor of Yucatán | |
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In office February 6, 1855 – November 24, 1855 |
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| Preceded by | José Cárdenas del Llano |
| Succeeded by | Santiago Méndez Ibarra |
| Secretary of National Defense | |
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In office April 29, 1860 – September 20, 1860 |
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| President | Benito Juárez |
| Preceded by | José G. de Partearroyo |
| Succeeded by | Ignacio de la Llave |
| Personal details | |
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January 30, 1805 Havana, Cuba |
| Died | August 7, 1868 (aged 63) Mexico City |
| Profession | Military |
Pedro Nolasco Martín José María de la Candelaria Francisco Javier Ampudia y Grimarest (January 30, 1805 – August 7, 1868) was born in Havana, Cuba, and served Mexico as a Northern army officer for most of his life. At various points he was the governor of Tabasco, Yucatán, and Nuevo León. He also served a short term as Secretary of National Defense under President Benito Juárez.
Ampudia began his career in the Spanish army, and emigrated to Mexico following the Mexican War of Independence. In 1836, Ampudia served with the Mexican artillery at the Siege of the Alamo and later saw heavy combat at the Battle of San Jacinto. During border skirmishes with Texas in the early 1840s, Ampudia commanded the 350-man garrison of Ciudad Mier which was attacked on December 26, 1842, by Texan militia. In a bloody two-day battle, over 600 Mexicans were killed but they eventually forced the enemy to surrender, earning the grudging respect of the Texans across the border.
Briefly appointed as commander-in-chief of the Mexican Army of the North in 1846, Ampudia was removed from command following the brutal public execution of a local guerrilla leader on his personal orders. As a conservador (a member of Mexico's conservative faction), Ampudia was quickly relegated to a staff position in favor of his liberal rival, General Mariano Arista. At the Battle of Palo Alto, Ampudia harshly criticized Arista for what he saw as "unacceptable tactical blunders" and continued his criticism at the Battle of Resaca de la Palma – a defeat for which Arista partially blamed him.
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