Gen. Mariano Arista, a future president of Mexico, commanded the Mexican force operating in the Matamoros area. He and his army crossed the Rio Grande River in April 1846 hoping to catch Taylor’s army on his return from Point Isabel on the Gulf of Mexico coast.
Gen. Mariano Arista, a future president of Mexico, commanded the Mexican force operating in the Matamoros area. He and his army crossed the Rio Grande River in April 1846 hoping to catch Taylor’s army on his return from Point Isabel on the Gulf of Mexico coast.