"It is given to man, sir, to attack the rights of others, seize their property, attempt against the life of those who defend their nationality, make their virtues a crime and vices a virtue, but there is one thing that is outside the scope of perversity, and it is the judgment of history, it will judge us "
Outstanding military man who shined for his participation in the Second French Intervention in Mexico. He fought in the Battles of Puebla, Miahuatlan and the Carbonera.
His participation in politics was decisive as adviser to President Porfirio Díaz and as leader of the Scientists: The "scientific" direction of the government.