He served as commander-in-chief of the army of the rebellion and, along with José María Jesús Carbajal, sought to establish the Republic of the Rio Grande during the short existence of that entity in 1840.[1] After a portion of his army was captured, Canales eventually abandoned the cause of the rebellion and received a commissionasBrigadier General in the Mexican Army.
Some sources cite Canales as one of the Mexican filibusters.[4]
Some sources say that he died in 1852 after leading the government forces that suppressed a rebellion in Camargua; other sources say that he died in his house in Miquihuana, Tamaulipas on January 19, 1869 and that his remains were buried in the church of San Juan Bautista de Miquihuana.
^Adams Jr., PhD, John A (2008). "War on the Rio Grande". Conflict and Commerce on the Rio Grande: Laredo, 1775-1955. TAMU Press. ISBN978-1-60344-042-4.
^Roberto Mario Salmón, "CANALES ROSILLO, ANTONIO," Handbook of Texas Online [1], accessed September 28, 2011. Published by the Texas State Historical Association
^Opatrný, Professor PhDr., Josef (2002). "Matamoros, Monterrey a Buena Vista". Stát osamělé hvězdy ("The Lone Star State"). Libri, Prague. ISBN80-7277-120-5.
^Mexico a Traves de los Siglos, (1882), Edition of 1956
