Ignacio López Rayón, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ignacio López Rayón

Mexican revolutionary

Date of Birth: 31-Jul-1773

Place of Birth: Tlalpujahua, Michoacán, Mexico

Date of Death: 02-Feb-1832

Profession: lawyer, military personnel, politician

Nationality: Spain, Mexico

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Ignacio López Rayón (July 31, 1773 in Tlalpujahua, Intendancy of Valladolid (present-day Michoacán), New Spain – February 2, 1832 in Mexico City) was a general who led the insurgent forces of his country after Miguel Hidalgo's death, during the first years of the Mexican War of Independence.
He subsequently established the first government, Zitacuaro Council, and first constitution, Constitutional Elements, of the proposed independent nation.