Vicente González Moreno (9 December 1778,

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

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during the

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. He was appointed commander of Carlist forces after the death of Zumalacárregui. As a

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, 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

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in 1835. An enemy of

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, he opposed the so-called ''

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'', 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 Carlists Military personnel of the First Carlist War Spanish generals Spanish military personnel of the Napoleonic Wars {{Spain-mil-bio-stub Assassinated Spanish military personnel