Wenceslao Moguel

Wenceslao Moguel Herrera (c. 1890 – 29 July 1976) was a Mexican man who was captured on March 18, 1915,[1] suspected of taking part in the Mexican Revolution.[2][3] He was sentenced to death without a trial, and was shot 8–9 times by a firing squad in the body, and received the "coup de grâce", or one final shot to the head point-blank range to ensure death, yet managed to survive.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Moguel and the second or maternal family name is Herrera.
Wenceslao Moguel
Moguel circa 1940
Born
Wenceslao Moguel Herrera

Circa 1890
Died(1976-07-29)July 29, 1976
Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Known forSurviving execution by firing squad

Stories differ as to how he survived. Some sources suggest that he was rescued:

"The next day Moguel was found unconscious among the dead bodies of his comrades. He was given medical attention and recovered."[1]

Others state that he:

"...crawled away to the church of St. James Apostle three blocks away where a church member found him and took him home until he recuperated."[3]

Moguel appeared on the Ripley's Believe it or Not radio show on July 16, 1937.[4]

The British group Chumbawamba wrote a song telling Wenceslao's story.[5]

References
  1. "The Evening Independent". June 28, 1935. p. 10.
  2. Pacheco, Edgar A. Santiago (2020-11-04). "Los libros del fusilado de Halachó". Informe Fracto (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  3. mexicomystic (21 August 2014). "The Firing Squad". Mexico Mystic's Blog – Expat In Tlaxcala. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  4. "The Free Lance-Star". July 16, 1937. p. 5.
  5. "El Fusilado - Chumbawamba". play.google.com. Retrieved 2016-02-08.

Bibliography
  • Wenceslao Moguel. El milagro del Santo de Halachó, o Historia de un Fusilado. – Merida, 1967. – 186 pp.
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