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Villarroel Administration Cabinet Members
Villarroel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Antoni de Villarroel (1656–1726), Spanish military commander, general commander of the Army of Catalonia in the War of the Spanish Succession * Catherine Villarroel, fashion model and beauty queen from Bolivia *Diego de Torres Villarroel (1693–1770), Spanish writer, poet, dramatist, doctor, mathematician, priest, professor of the University of Salamanca * Gualberto Villarroel (1908–1946), head of state of Bolivia from December 20, 1943, to July 21, 1946 *Luis Villarroel (born 1981), Venezuelan diver * Mario Enrique Villarroel Lander (born 1947), Venezuelan lawyer * Moisés Villarroel (born 1976), Chilean football midfielder * Néstor Guzmán Villarroel (born 1964), Bolivian politician and trade unionist * Verónica Villarroel, Chilean soprano See also *Gualberto Villarroel Province, province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia *Puerto Villarroel Puerto Villarroel is a locality in the Cochabamba Department ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoni De Villarroel
Antonio de Villarroel y Pelaez (1656, Barcelona – 1726, A Coruña) was a Spanish military commander in the service of Philip V until 1710 in the War of the Spanish Succession. After the disgrace of the Duke of Orléans, he switched to the Habsburg cause of Charles VI, keeping his rank. In 1713 he was appointed general commander of the Army of Catalonia. Military career He joined the army at a very young age, and in 1697, he defended Barcelona against a French army. At the beginning of the War of Spanish Succession, he fought with the army of Philip V, but the fall from grace of the Duke of Orléans forced him to Galicia where he joined the Allied anti- Borbón league. He was there appointed a deputy marshal for the Archduke Charles VI. Once in the service of the Habsburgs, he distinguished himself in the Battle of Villaviciosa and in the thankless task of evacuation of Aragon in 1711. In recognition of his accomplishments, he was appointed supreme commander of the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
