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Tomás De Figueroa
Tomás de Figueroa y Caravaca (1747 – 1811) was a Spanish soldier. He was active in the military outpost of Valdivia and later in Santiago as a royalist during the early phase of the Chilean Independence War, Chilean struggle for independence. He was born in Estepona, near Málaga in southern Spain. A soldier by profession, he had to migrate Chile in 1775 after having killed a man in a duel in Spain. In late 1792 he led Spanish forces that Huilliche uprising of 1792, suppressed a Huilliche uprising around Río Bueno, Chile, Río Bueno and Futahuillimapu in southern Chile. After leading a mutiny to Figueroa mutiny, restore colonial order in Santiago on April 1, 1811, he was summarily executed on the orders of pro-independence leader Juan Martínez de Rozas. References 1747 births 1811 deaths People from Estepona Royalists in the Hispanic American Revolution Spanish military personnel of the Chilean War of Independence Executed Spanish people 19th-century executions by S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estepona
Estepona () is a town and municipality in the comarca of the Costa del Sol, southern Spain. It is located in the province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. Its district covers an area of 137 square kilometers in a fertile valley crossed by small streams and a mountainous areas dominated by the Sierra Bermeja, which reaches an elevation of 1,449 m at the peak of Los Reales. Estepona is renowned for its beaches, which stretch along some 21 km of coastline. It is a popular resort and holiday destination. Due to its natural environment, surrounded by the sea and the mountains, Estepona has a micro-climate with over 325 days of sunshine per year. Estepona is a popular year-round holiday destination; it has two EC Blue Flag beaches, a modern sports marina with many tapas bars and restaurants. The white-walled town centre has many shops and picturesque squares. In the early 1990s, the Walt Disney Company chose Estepona as the original site for its Eurodisn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
