VICENTE GUERRERO monument
in Guerrero Plaza which was named after him. Vicente Ramón Guerrero Saldaña (1782 – 1831) was one of the leading revolutionary generals of the Mexican War of Independence. He was elected the 2nd president of Mexico in 1829. As president, Guerrero championed the causes of the racially & economically oppressed. He ordered an immediate abolition of slavery on September 16 of 1829 & emancipation of all slaves. During Guerrero's presidency, the Spanish tried to reconquer Mexico, but they failed, being defeated at the Battle of Tampico.
The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... ... read more 
