Calixto Bravo Villaso [SEP] country of citizenship
Calixto Bravo Villaso
Calixto Bravo Villaso (1790 in Chilpancingo, Guerrero – April 5, 1878 in Mexico City) was a Mexican colonel, he was a cousin of Nicolás Bravo. Bravo served in the Mexican Army during the Mexican War of Independence with José María Morelos. In 1821 he was fighting in the state of Veracruz. In 1846 in the Mexican–American War. He heroically defended the city of Laredo against the United States Army (led by Zachary Taylor), with a small company of only 48 men.
War for Independence
- Calixto Garcia de Luna e Izquierdo, Spanish military man
- Calixto Leicea (1909–2004), Cuban musician
- Calixto Oyuela (1857–1935), Argentine poet and essayist
- Calixto Pérez (born 1949), retired boxer from Colombia
- Calixto Bravo Villaso (1790–1878), Mexican colonel, a cousin of Nicolás Bravo
- Calixto Zaldivar (1904–1979), Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
See also.
- Calixto, Cuba, a town in Las Tunas Province