Mariano Álvarez de Castro
Spanish military officer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brigadier Mariano José Manuel Bernardo Álvarez Bermúdez de Castro y López Aparicio[1] (September 8, 1749 – January 21, 1810[2]) was a Spanish military officer, and the military governor of Girona during the siege by the French during the War of Spanish Independence.[3]
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Mariano Álvarez de Castro | |
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Born | 8 September 1749 Granada, Spain |
Died | 21 January 1810(1810-01-21) (aged 60) Figueres, Spain |
Allegiance | Spanish Empire |
Years of service | 1768—1810 |
Rank | Field Marshal (posthumous) |
Battles/wars | Anglo-Spanish War (1779) War of the Pyrenees Peninsular War |
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