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Battle of San Julián

Battle of San Julián was a battle fought on 15 March 1927 at San Julián Municipality, in what is now Mexico. It was part of the Cristero War, which ran from 1926 to 1929. The recorded result: Cristero victory.

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Fought15 March 1927
WhereSan Julián Municipality, Mexico21.017N, 102.167W
OutcomeCristero victory
BelligerentsFederal governmentagainstCristeros
Part ofCristero War1926 to 1929

Where it sits in the Cristero War

Capture of Huejuquilla el Alto, 1926Siege of Tepatitlan, 1927Battle of the Hill of the Capulin, 1927Battle of San Julián, 1927Battle of Cuquio, 1927Second Siege of Tepatitlan, 1927Assault on Manzanillo, 1928Battle of Cerro de las Papas, 1928Battle of El Fresnal, 1929Battle of Tepatitlán, 192919261929Battle of San Julián, 1927
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Record

Date15 March 1927
PlaceSan Julián Municipality, Mexico
21.017N, 102.167W
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Commanders
  • Espiridión Rodríguez Escobar
  • Victoriano Ramírez
  • José Reyes Vega
  • Miguel Hernández (Cristero)
Battle of San JuliánBattle of San JuliánBattle of GuanajuatoSiege of MoreliaBattle of Loma del SangremalSiege of QuerétaroBattle of GuanajuatoSiege of MoreliaBattle of Loma del SangremalGuadalajaraLeónSan Luis PotosíAguascalientesZamoraLagos de MorenoLa Barca100 km21.017N, 102.167W
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Battle of San Julián is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 160 in present-day Mexico.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q5722909, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of San Julián, revision 1370588375, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.