Santos Benavides Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
Santos Benavides (
November 1,
1823-
November 9,
1891) was a
Confederate colonel. He was born in
Laredo, Texas in
1823, a descendant of Tomas Sanchez de la Barrera y Garza, Laredo's founder. Benavides was the highest-ranking
Mexican-American soldier to serve in the Confederate military. He was the captain of the 33rd Texas Cavalry, also called Benavides' Regiment, until he was promoted to colonel in November
1863. On
March 19,
1864, he defended Laredo against the Union's First Texas Cavalry, whose commander was Colonel Edmund J. Davis (who offered Benavides a generalship in the Union before) and defeated the Union forces. Probably, his greatest contribution to the Confederacy was securing passage of Confederate
cotton to
Matamoros in
1863. After the
War Between the States ended, he resumed his merchant and
ranching activities and remained active in politics. He died in Laredo, Texas on
November 9,
1891.
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