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Nicolás Bravo
1786Sep, 10

Nicolás Bravo

Nicolás Bravo, Mexican soldier and politician, 11th President of Mexico (d. 1854)
Nicolás Bravo Rueda (10 September 1786 – 22 April 1854) was the 11th President of Mexico and a soldier. He distinguished himself in both roles during the 1846–1848 U.S. invasion of Mexico.

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