José Víctor Zavala, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Guatemalan Field Marshal who participated in the wars of Rafael Carrera and the National War of Nicaragua against the invasion of William Walker
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Place of Birth: Guatemala City, Guatemala Department, Guatemala
About José Víctor Zavala
- José Víctor Ramón Valentín de las Ánimas Zavala y Córdova (November 2, 1815 – March 26, 1886) was a Guatemalan Field Marshal who participated in the wars of Rafael Carrera and the National War of Nicaragua against the invasion of William Walker.
- After the death of President Carrera in April 1865, Zavala -who was a close friend of the late President - was proposed as the next president, but instead Field Marshal Vicente Cerna y Cerna was appointed.
- A military brigade headquarters in Guatemala City is named "Mariscal Zavala Brigade" in his honor.
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