Mexican Army Light Infantry Rifle Company “Ojuelo Horn” emblem

Creator

Identifier

Bd0021-OjueloHorn

Files

Creation Date

1846

Disciplines

Latin American History | Military History

Description

A hunting horn emblem with the mouthpiece to left and moon shape at the right side; two fastening prongs with holes on the reverse side, this object identifies a rifleman company of a regular infantry battalion. Another example was found at the Hacienda de Encarnacion de Guzman.

“Ojuelo Horn” Company’s Emblem “Compania de Cazadores, Baón Infanteria Permanente” ca. 1835-1836 Plate # 63mm wide x 50mm ht. Wt.945 0z. 26.7 grams Dug at the ruins of Hacienda de Ojuelo, Coahuila, Mexico Collection: Port Isabel Historical Museum Port Isabel, Texas

File 1: Rusted emblem, slight discoloration over the entire emblem.

File 2: Rusted emblem, heavy discoloration around the emblem. Almost a purple color with hints of blue and yellow covering most of the pin.

Physical Description

.JPG, 2 Photographs, 206 KB

Recommended Citation

Manuel Hinojosa Mexican War Collection, UTRGV Digital Library, The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley. Accessed via https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/mhinojosa