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96 on their own ground. Supported by Colonel Codallos, he captured on the 16th of March, 1830, the town and fort of Acapulco.

Under Álvarez the opponents of the government maintained their ground, and General Armijo, having been appointed to direct the operations against them, perished in a bloody battle fought near Texca on the 30th of August, 1830. Guerrero raised his standard toward the end of 1830, and was joined by Álvarez; but their forces were routed on the 1st or 2d of January, 1831, by the better organized army of Bravo near Chilpancingo. Guerrero, much against the advice of Álvarez, retired to Acapulco, paying no heed to warnings given him that the government was planning his destruction. It was not long before a diabolical plan to that effect was matured. The government no doubt had it in view in making preparations by land and sea for the recovery of Acapulco. It seems that Guerrero's supporters had in their service the Sardinian brig Colombo, owned by a Genoese named Picaluga. Whether of his own volition or at Minister Facio's request — a point which, from the secrecy observed, must be left