Major-General Manuel Fernández Castrillón was a Mexican Army officer who served in the Texas Revolution. A close friend of President Antonio López de Santa Anna, Castrillón frequently advocated merciful treatment for captured Texian soldiers.
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Major-General Manuel Fernández Castrillón was a Mexican Army officer who served in the Texas Revolution. A close friend of President Antonio López de Santa Anna, Castrillón frequently advocated merciful treatment for captured Texian soldiers. He was killed in action at the 1836 Battle of San Jacinto, despite attempts by Thomas Jefferson Rusk to save his life.
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Lived 1780 to 1836 · aged 56
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