Vicente Filisola [SEP] cause of death
Mexican government to not retreat. Although he offered to return to Texas, the exhausted Mexican army continued to withdraw and arrived at Matamoros where on June 15, Urrea replaced Filisola in general command and Filisola resigned his own command to Juan José Andrade.
During the Mexican–American War Filisola commanded one of three divisions of the Mexican army.
Vicente Filisola died of cholera in Mexico City on July 23, 1850 at around age 61.
Legacy.
Although Filisola was accused of being a coward and a traitor in
Vicente Filisola
Vicente Filisola (sometimes "Vicente Filísola", with an acute accent on the second syllable) (c. 1789, Ravello, Italy – July 23, 1850, Mexico City) was a Spanish military figure, Mexican military and political figure in the 19th century.
Life and career.
Very little written information exists on Vicente Filisola's early life other than he was born in Ravello, Italy in around 1789 and later moved to Spain when he was a child. He joined the Spanish army on March