Background
He was born in Orizaba, Veracruz, a nephew of Doctor Pablo de la Llave.
He was born in Orizaba, Veracruz, a nephew of Doctor Pablo de la Llave.
He participated in the Mexican-American War, in the 1851 revolution against Santa Anna, in the Reform War (against the conservatives), and on the nationalist side against the emperor Maximilian of Mexico. He died as a result of battle injuries sustained in 1863.