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694 obedience to the junta established at Huétamo, he was at last deserted by most of his followers, and sought refuge alike from the royalists and revolutionists in the sierra of Guanajuato, where one Zamora put an end to his brutal life by thrusting his lance through him. José María de Liceaga, former member of the junta de Zitácuaro, was also murdered at the latter end of this year.

Zacatula, whither the royalist arms had never yet penetrated, was taken by Armijo in May, and Montesdeoca and P. Galeana were driven in flight from the district. Cuyusquihuy, the last rebel stronghold in the Huasteca, was captured by Colonel Luvian in September, and the plains of Apam were pacified. During this and the two following years, in the encounters which were numerous and only of minor importance, the royalist arms almost everywhere prevailed. Bradburn was defeated at Chucándiro; Nicholson and Yurtis were captured by Barragan at Puruaran, and shot; the Pachones were ceaselessly pursued, and finally accepted the pardon; Barrabás hill, which had been fortified by Guerrero, was taken, and that chief driven across the Mescala into Michoacan, where he sustained a serious defeat at the Aguazarca, at the hands of Ruiz; and the harassed insurgents, driven