WENSESLAO MOGUEL (c.1880 - ?) WAS ONE OF HISTORY'S GREATEST SURVIVORS.
ON MARCH 18, 1915, MOGUEL WAS CAPTURED WHILE FIGHTING IN THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION. HE WAS SENTENCED WITHOUT TRIAL TO BE EXECUTED BY A FIRING SQUAD.
MOGUEL WAS SHOT 9 TIMES. THE FINAL BULLET WAS FIRED AT CLOSE RANGE AT HIS HEAD. MOGUEL SOMEHOW SURVIVED. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT HE MANAGED TO ESCAPE.
HE WENT ON TO LIVE A FULL LIFE AFTER HIS "EXECUTION", AND WAS GIVEN THE NICKNAME "EL FUSILADO" (THE EXECUTED ONE).
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