José Víctor Zavala

José Víctor Zavala
José Víctor Zavala
	Mariscal Zavala portrait
Born	November 2, 1815; Guatemala City
Died	March 26, 1886 (aged 70); Guatemala City
Place of burial	Guatemala City
Allegiance	Guatemala
Service/branch	Guatemalan Conservative Army; Central America Unified Army; Guatemalan Army;
Years of service	1848–1885
Rank	Field Marshal
Battles/wars	Battle of Patzún (1848); Battle of La Arada (1851); Battle of San Fernando de Omoa (1853); Filibuster War (1856); Battle of Coatepeque (1863); Battle of Chalchuapa (1885);

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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