Beaver Press | 1909-01-08 | Page 3 | Famous Mexican Soldier Dead

famous mexican soldier dead santiago I hernandez tho the last survivor of the mexican forces that de fended bended against the american at army my in 1847 died recently in mexico city senor hernandez who was a well known artist in his country was 75 76 years old at the timp time of his death being only a little more than 14 years old when serving in the mexican army lie he was a cadet at the bolego militar when the war began and anone in one of the assaults on chapulle pec pea was taken prisoner by tho the forces of gen scott tho Anicil american can commander expressed a great admiration forthe for the tho valorous young soldier