Spanish general. He fought the French invasions of 1808 and 1823 and went into exile in Gibraltar after king Fernando VII abolished the Constitution. He was lured into a snare, captured and shot in Málaga together with 52 of his comrades-in-arms. After king Fernando's death his remains were buried in Plaza de la Merced, a square in the town centre, where a memorial was erected.
Spanish general. He fought the French invasions of 1808 and 1823 and went into exile in Gibraltar after king Fernando VII abolished the Constitution. He was lured into a snare, captured and shot in Málaga together with 52 of his comrades-in-arms. After king Fernando's death his remains were buried in Plaza de la Merced, a square in the town centre, where a memorial was erected.
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