Escobar Rebellion

Escobar Rebellion
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Date	March 3–April 30, 1929
Location	Mexico, United States
Result	Mexican Government victory
Belligerents
Mexican Government	Escobar rebels
Commanders and leaders
Emilio Portes Gil; Plutarco Elías Calles	José Gonzalo Escobar; Marcelino Murrieta; Fausto Topete; Jesus M. Aguirre
Casualties and losses
	≈2,000 killed

The Escobar Rebellion was a conflict in northern Mexico in 1929 during the Maximato, between the government forces of President Emilio Portes Gil and rebel forces under the command of General José Gonzalo Escobar. After some initial success in taking over several key cities in the northern half of the country, the Escobar rebels were decisively defeated in a major battle at Jiménez, Chihuahua, and were eventually swept aside by the advancing government forces under the command of General Calles.

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