Domingo Dulce

Domingo Dulce y Garay, 1st Marquis of Castell-Florite (Sotés (

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), Spain, 7 May 1808 -

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, France, 23 November 1869), was a Spanish

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and general, who fought in the

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and who served two times as Captain General of Cuba. He joined the Spanish army in 1823 at the end of the Trienio Liberal and participated in the

under the command of the '' Christino'' Baldomero Espartero, a close friend. During the campaign he won four Lauriate crosses. His friendship with Espartero let to his collaboration during the Espartero or second regency while

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was a minor, during which period he was prominent in quelling the moderate liberal revolt of 1841 when Diego de León and Manuel de la Concha tried to enter the

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and kidnap the young queen In the rank of general he participated in the

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and beat the Carlist general Ramón Cabrera y Griñó. he supported General O'Donnell

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and then faced a Carlist uprising at

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which earned him he title of Marquis of Castell-Florite. During most the Liberal Union government period he was stationed in

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although his support of O'Donnell did not dispel their suspicion of him, even after he served as a senator from 1858 to 1860. During his stay in America he was noted for his clear commitment to abolish slavery, which earned him the enmity of the Spanish expatriates and open confrontation with Julian de Zulueta. On his return in 1866 he participated in the conspiracy that led to the revolution and the overthrow of Isabella in 1868. He returned to Cuba, and is noted for having decreed for the first time on the island – 9 January 1869 – freedom of the press just a few months before his death on 23 November 1869. {{DEFAULTSORT:Dulce, Domingo 1808 births 1869 deaths Marquesses of Spain Governors of Cuba Military personnel of the First Carlist War Spanish captain generals Burials at Poblenou Cemetery