Felipe Codallos

Felipe Codallos (* 1790 in Puebla, Mexico; † ibid.) was 1823 Capitán General of the province of El Salvador, November 22, 1822 to March 7, 1823 Capitán General of the province of Guatemala in the Mexican Empire and from 1837 to 1840 governor of Puebla.

Life

Felipe García Granados Codallos married Dona, a daughter of José Vicente García Granados Zavala (1798 - 1873).

The Central American confederation was annexed by the first Mexican Empire under Agustín de Iturbide 1822. The Liberal Party in the province of El Salvador fought against this annexation.

In Mexico, a brigade under the command of Vicente Filisola and his deputy Felipe Codallos a lot of the soldiers were ordered to march in November 1821 deserted. In Chiapas, new troops were dug Filisola finally came up with 600 soldiers in Guatemala City.

Vicente Filisola then occupied San Salvador with troops from Mexico, Guatemala and San Miguel (El Salvador). The place where camped the Mexicans say, today Mejicanos.

On February 7, 1823 a battle between supporters and opponents of the annexation took place at Marionas, in this, commanded the opponents of annexation Antonio José Cañas Quintanilla, as Manuel José Arce y Fagoaga was ill.

Vicente Filisola took over the office of Capitán General of the province of El Salvador in the Mexican Empire of 9 February to 7 May 1823. On May 7, 1923 Vicente Filisola gave the office of Capitán General to his deputy Felipe Codallos further and returned to the province Guatemala back.

On May 25, 1823, Cabildo de Españoles de San Salvador had issued weapons to the population. General Felipe Codallos took with 500 soldiers. November 22, 1822 to March 7, 1823 Felipe Codallos Capitán General of the province of Guatemala was in the Mexican empire.

After the end of the Mexican Empire Felipe Codallos returned to Mexico.

1830 he left to fight in the revolution of Veracruz.

From 1837 to 1840 Felipe Codallos was governor of the department de Puebla. On 11 December 1840 he laid the foundation for a model prison in the Colegio de San Javier en Tepotzotlán

On March 17, 1841, he received a Cross of Honor for an action in Azcapotzalcos.