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León De Febres Cordero
León de Febres Cordero y Oberto (Los Puertos de Altagracia, Captaincy General of Venezuela, 28 June 1797 - Mérida, Mérida, Mérida, United States of Venezuela, 7 July 1872) was a Venezuelan Conservative general and politician who participated in the Spanish American wars of independence (1812–1824), the Gran Colombia–Peru War (1829), the Revolution of the Reforms (1835–1836) and the Federal War (1859–1863). Biography After serving the Spanish Empire as a soldier, he participated in the 1820 October 9 Revolution which led to the independence of Guayaquil from Spain. Later, he fought in various battles of the liberation campaigns in different places in South America. He also held several minor political positions in various localities, until he served as a deputy to the Congress of Gran Colombia. At the beginning of 1829 he was Chief of Staff of the Colombian Army. On 27 February he initiated the "Thirty Days Campaign" in the Gran Colombia–Peru War which culminated i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
León De Febres Cordero XIX (cropped)
Leon, Léon (French) or León (Spanish) may refer to: Places Europe * León, Spain, capital city of the Province of León * Province of León, Spain * Kingdom of León, an independent state in the Iberian Peninsula from 910 to 1230 and again from 1296 to 1301 * León (historical region), composed of the Spanish provinces León, Salamanca, and Zamora * Viscounty of Léon, a feudal state in France during the 11th to 13th centuries * Saint-Pol-de-Léon, a commune in Brittany, France * Léon, Landes, a commune in Aquitaine, France * Isla de León, a Spanish island * Leon (Souda Bay), an islet in Souda Bay, Chania, on the island of Crete North America * León, Guanajuato, Mexico, a large city * Leon, California, United States, a ghost town * Leon, Iowa, United States * Leon, Kansas, United States * Leon, New York, United States * Leon, Oklahoma, United States * Leon, Virginia, United States * Leon, West Virginia, United States * Leon, Wisconsin (other), United States, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |