Vicente González Moreno (9 December 1778,

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– 6 September 1839) was a Spanish general who supported the Carlists during the

First Carlist War The First Carlist War was a civil war in Spain from 1833 to 1840, the first of three Carlist Wars. It was fought between two factions over the succession to the throne and the nature of the Spanish monarchy: the conservative and devolutionist ...

. He was appointed commander of Carlist forces after the death of Zumalacárregui. As a cadet, he participated in the

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, achieving the rank of

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. He declared himself in support of the Carlist uprising in 1832. He was imprisoned but managed to escape to

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and join the retinue of

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, with whom he traveled to

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. He returned to Spain in 1835. He lost the Battle of Mendigorria in 1835. An enemy of

Rafael Maroto Rafael Maroto Yserns (October 15, 1783 – August 25, 1853) was a Spanish general, known both for his involvement on the Spanish side in the wars of independence in South America and on the Carlist side in the First Carlist War. Childhood a ...

, he opposed the so-called '' Convenio de Vergara'', the agreement that ended the First Carlist War. He fled to

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but was assassinated by Carlist soldiers at

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on 6 September 1839.

External links

* Antonio Pirala. ''Vindicación del general Maroto y manifiesto razonado de las causas del Convenio de Vergara''. Urgoiti editores, Pamplona 2005. 1778 births 1839 deaths People from Cádiz Carlism Military personnel of the First Carlist War Spanish generals Assassinated military personnel Spanish military personnel of the Napoleonic Wars {{Spain-mil-bio-stub