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100 and Guerrero, two men of diametrically opposite ideas regarding government, united their efforts to accomplish their country's freedom, and that both met with death by public execution at the hands of the same political party.

Guerrero left a wife, María Guadalupe Hernandez, a daughter aged 18, named María Dolores, and a nephew, Prudencio Catalan, for whose education provision was made in his will. The widow was appointed executor of the estate.

The Jalapista party was held by the nation answerable for Guerrero's execution. The treachery by means of which the ministers effected his capture was never forgiven them. After their downfall the sentence was considered a murder, and Alaman, Facio, and Espinosa were impeached on that and other charges; but the accused were never convicted, for the reason that the proceedings were lengthened out, and eventually the case became a party question.