Brigadier General Diego Archuleta (March 27, 1814 â€" 1884), was a
member of the Mexican Congress. He joined the Mexican Army to fight
against the United States in the Mexicanâ€"American War. Later, he was
appointed an Indian (Native Americans) Agent by President Abraham
Lincoln, and joined the Union Army (US Army) during the American Civil
War. Archuleta became the first Hispanic to reach the military rank of
Brigadier General.Archuleta was born in Plaza de Los Luceros, Rio
Arriba, New Mexico, then a province of New Spain. He was the son of a
prominent citizen, Juan Andres Archuleta. His family were wealthy
ranchers and, as such, they had the economic means to send him to
Durango, Mexico where he received his primary and secondary education.
His education was intended to prepare him for the priesthood, toward
which he attained the four minor orders, but he decided not to follow
that vocation before leaving Durango.Archuleta returned home in 1840
and was commissioned as captain of the militia. In this capacity, he
commanded a body of troops and assisted in the capture of Texans
during the Texan Santa Fe Expedition of 1841. In that year he also
married Jesusita Trujillo, who later gave him seven children. In 1843
he was elected as a Deputy from New Mexico to the National Mexican
Congress, serving there for two years. In recognition of his
distinguished service as an officer of the Mexican army he was awarded
the golden Cross of Honor for preserving the integrity of the Mexican
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