History

The Cross for Toluca (Cruz de Toluca) was authorized by the imperial regency of the first Mexican empire in 1821. It was awarded to the Mexican revolutionary fighters who participated in the defense of La Huerta, Toluca on June 19, 1821, where the Spanish royalist forces were severely defeated.

The Cross may present a claps in the ribbon with the inscription TOLUCA.

The Cross features an obverse inscription that can be translated to "Courage in the Battle and Piety with the Defeated Men," and a reverse inscription that ca be translated to "June 19, 1821 in Front of Toluca."