What colonel during the Mexican Revolution owned a factory that distilled an alcoholic beverage made from any type of agave plant native to Mexico?
Mezcal Mezcal (or mescal) ( ) is a distilled alcoholic beverage made from any type of agave plant native to Mexico. The word "mezcal" comes from Nahuatl "mexcalli" ] "metl" ] and "ixcalli" ] which means "oven-cooked agave".
Calixto Bravo Villaso Calixto Bravo Villaso (1790 in Chilpancingo, Guerrero – April 5, 1878 in Mexico City) was a Mexican colonel, he was a cousin of Nicolás Bravo. Bravo served in the Mexican Army during the Mexican War of Independence with José María Morelos. In 1821 he was fighting in the state of Veracruz. In 1846 in the Mexican–American War. He heroically defended the city of Laredo against the United States Army (led by Zachary Taylor), with a small company of only 48 men.