Martín Álvarez de Sotomayor
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Portrait of Sotomayor by Agustín Esteve, 1798
Martín Antonio Álvarez de Sotomayor y Soto-Flores, 1st Count of Colomera (1723–1819) was a Spanish general.[1][2]
He fought in Italy during the War of the Polish Succession (1733–1735) and was marechal de camp during the 1762 war with Portugal. From 1788 to 1790 he was viceroy of Navarre and during the Anglo-Spanish War he led the Great Siege of Gibraltar until 1782, when he was relegated to command only its Spanish contingent. He was a minister and recipient of the Order of Charles III, but died without issue.[3]
References[]
- ^ MCNBiografias.com. "Álvarez de Sotomayor, Martín (1723-1819). » MCNBiografias.com". www.mcnbiografias.com.
- ^ TheBiography.us. "Biography of Martín Álvarez de Sotomayor (1723-1819)".
- ^ "Martín Antonio Álvarez de Sotomayor y Soto-Flores, Count of Colomera - The Collection - Museo Nacional del Prado". www.museodelprado.es.
External links[]
Media related to Martín Álvarez de Sotomayor at Wikimedia Commons
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- Spanish generals
- Viceroys of Navarre
- 1723 births
- 1819 deaths
- 18th-century Spanish military personnel
- Spanish military personnel of the War of the Polish Succession
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