1964 o/M MEXICO SILVER GROVE P 312a MARIANO MATAMOROS SCARCE MEDAL @ Choice B.U.

Description: You are bidding on a 1964 Mexico, .9027 SILVER, GROVE P 312a ,"MARIANO MATAMOROS sesquicentenar de la Muerte de Don Mariano" metal @ Choice B.U. with brillaint white high relief depictions on both the obverse and reverse.Matamoros was in the Battle of Valladolid close to the city of Valladolid in Michoacán, the present day city of Morelia, where the Spanish army won. After the battle, on 5 January 1814, the army moved to Puruaran. Agustin de Iturbide attacked the Morelos army and it was a disaster; in the middle of the confusion, Matamoros tried to escape crossing the river (close to Puruaran) but was captured by Eusebio Rodríguez, a soldier from the battalion of "Frontera", who received 200 pesos and a promotion.Allegedly, Morelos offered 200 Spanish prisoners in exchange for Matamoros, but was turned down by the Spanish colonial authorities.Matamoros was removed from the priesthood and tried for treason. He was executed by firing squad in Valladolid, Michoacán on February 3, 1814. 'Free Shipping and Handling with Postal Insurance' is provided to Domestic buyers (those with U.S. eBay accounts and a final shipping address/destination within the U.S. States, U.S. territories, possessions', and the District of Columbia exclusively for CoinQuestX1 customers only. International Shipping for customers/buyers with non-eBay domestic accounts (overseas accounts) are determined by the eBay Shipping calculator to your specific final international ship address and payable to CoinQuestX1 LLC, to accommodate shipment to your address (as listed and verified by eBay in your eBay account posting). CoinQuestX1t

Price: 99.95 USD

Location: Dover, New Hampshire

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