José Carrillo de Albornoz y Montiel, 1st Duke of Montemar (8 October 1671 – 26 June 1747) was a

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officer and nobleman who served as the

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from 1734 to 1737. He was considered by contemporary Spaniards to be one of the best cavalry officers from Spain.Escribano Bernal, Francisco (2018). "El duque de Montemar, un Gran Capitán del siglo XVIII". ''Armas y cuerpos'', Nº. 139, 89-94

Biography

Carrillo was born in Seville. He was a member of the Carrillo family, one of the oldest Spanish noble houses. He married Isabel Francisca de Antich y Antich in 1700 with whom he had three children (Francisco, Leonor & María Magdalena). During the

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he aligned with the side of

Philip of Anjou Philip V (; 19 December 1683 – 9 July 1746) was King of Spain from 1 November 1700 to 14 January 1724 and again from 6 September 1724 to his death in 1746. His total reign (45 years and 16 days) is the longest in the history of the Spanish mo ...

and fought as ''mariscal de campo'' in the Battle of Villaviciosa (1710) in the cavalry under the Count of Aguilar. He also participated in the Spanish campaign in

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and

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during the

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between 1718 and 1720. In 1731 he headed the expeditionary force that occupied the

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for its legal heir, Don Carlos, future King

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. In 1732

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led the Spanish navy and Carrillo De Albornoz led the Spanish army in retaking Oran and Mazalquivir from the Turks (which had taken both cities in 1708. In 1733 he commanded the Spanish army that fought and defeated the Austrians in Italy during the War of Polish Succession. His greatest victory was the

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on 25 May 1734. For this victory, the king

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ennobled him as the first Duke of Montemar. As a cavalry officer he supported the cavalry charge with the saber in hand against any enemy infantry firing their guns. He was the first

after the Spanish reconquest of the island from 1734 to 1737 and

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from 1737 to 1741. In 1741 he was appointed as head of the 50,000 men strong expeditionary Spanish army in Italy during the

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. He would later be replaced at the end of 1742 by Jean Thierry du Mont, comte de Gages.

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