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Rh who claimed to be intendente of San Luis Potosí, Moreno, Lúcas Flores, the famous Pachon Ortiz, and above all, Father Torres, who had now assumed the foremost place in the revolution. They were even bold enough to propose an attack on Guanajuato it self, cheered by a profitable raid made upon it in August 1815, for which Iturbide was severely blamed. After his arraignment at Mexico in April 1816, and renunciation of the command, his second, Orrantia, took charge till Apodaca appointed Colonel Ordoñez, who had so ably guarded the high road to Mexico. He gave fresh chase to the insurgent bands, and captured, on March 10, 1817, the stronghold known as Mesa de los Caballos, near San Felipe, after a vigorous resistance, slaughtering every occupant. Another sweep was made along the eastern line of Querétaro by the three divisions of Villasefior, Torre, and Casanova, of which the former took Cerro de la Faja, held by Tobar, who was soon after caught and shot.