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Martín García-Loygorri
Martín García LoygorriHerrero Fernández-Quesada, María Dolores"García Loygorri, Martín". ''Diccionario Biográfico electrónico''.Real Academia de la Historia. Retrieved 30 January 2023. (5 June 1759 in Corella, Navarra, Spain – 30 January 1824 in Madrid, Spain) was a Spanish soldier and reformer of Spanish Artillery. Early career Born into a noble family, Loygorri was admitted at age thirteen as a cadet at the Royal School of Artillery at Segovia, from which he graduated as a second lieutenant, and top of his class, in December 1776. He first saw combat during the eighteen months he spent in Melilla (1777) and in July 1779 he was sent to participate in the Great Siege of Gibraltar, where he spent the following two years. Loygorri then took part in the Invasion of Minorca (1781), for which he was promoted to Lieutenant of Infantry. In June 1782, he returned to the siege at Gibraltar, and in July 1783 he was promoted to Lieutenant of Artillery and Captain of Infantry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Real Academia De La Historia
The Royal Academy of History (, RAH) is a Spanish institution in Madrid that studies history "ancient and modern, political, civil, ecclesiastical, military, scientific, of letters and arts, that is to say, the different branches of life, of civilisation, and of the culture of the Spanish people". Spanish people in this regard are understood to be citizens of the Kingdom of Spain or the indigenous people of its predecessors, or their descendants. The academy was established by royal decree of Philip V of Spain on 18 April 1738. Its official publication is the '' Boletín de la Real Academia de la Historia''. Building Since 1836 the academy has occupied an 18th-century building designed by the neoclassical architect Juan de Villanueva. The building was originally occupied by the Hieronymites, a religious order. It became available as a result of legislation in the 1830s confiscating monastic properties (the ecclesiastical confiscations of Mendizábal). Collections As former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
