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383 Fresnillo and another toward Jerez. Rocha's cavalry pursued for some distance. The result of this victory was the reoccupation of Zacatecas by the Juaristas on the 13th of April, Durango having been abandoned by their opponents, and taken by Rocha.

Sinaloa, by her legislature, had in December 1871 declared against the authority of Juarez; and Mazatlan and other important towns of the state were for some time under control of the revolutionists; but after the Juarist successes in Zacatecas and Durango, matters changed again. Yucatan was once more at this time brought into the vortex of revolution. A pronunciamiento on the 13th of March, 1872, at Valladolid, ignored the authority of Governor Cicerol, which was seized by Mariscal, who with the insurgents operated against both the state and federal authorities. They were still in arms in July.

While military operations were going on in Zacatecas, Diaz approached Mexico with a column of cavalry, being deceived with the assurance that a movement in his favor would break out in the city. On becoming convinced that no such assistance could be counted on, he proceeded to Jalisco. A document purporting to have emanated from the leader of the