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Captaincy General of Cuba (2,752 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Spanish position vis-a-vis the British in the Caribbean. A new governor-captain general based in Havana oversaw the administration of the new district. The

Captains Regent (1,016 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Captains Regent (Italian: Capitani Reggenti; Romagnol: Capitèn Regìnt) are the two heads of state of the Republic of San Marino. They are elected every

Captaincies of the Spanish Empire (635 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

what was also called a captain general, and it is this title alone that is usually used by historians. The title of captain general itself is a high military

Provincias Internas (4,226 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

the jurisdiction and extensive powers that you need as governor and captain General of the mentioned provinces and all its borders, I declare, by this

Real Audiencia (3,475 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

functions from the viceroy or captain general. Their role as audiencia president became honorary. A viceroy or captain general, as the president of the audiencia

Governorate of Cuba (116 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

century the island of Cuba had been under the control of the governor-captain general of Santo Domingo. The conquest of Cuba was organized in 1510 by the

Real Audiencia of Santo Domingo (483 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Nevertheless, the audiencia president was at the same time governor and captain general of the Captaincy General of Santo Domingo, which granted him broad

Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex (4,411 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

century. With the start of the Civil War in 1642, he became the first Captain-General and Chief Commander of the Parliamentarian army, also known as the

Pedro Menéndez de Avilés (4,575 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Captain General, and his brother Bartolomé Menéndez as Admiral, of the Fleet of the Indies. He sailed for the Indies that October as captain general and

El filibusterismo (4,803 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

revolver and join the bandits. In Los Baños, Simoun joins his friend, the Captain-General, who is then taking a break from a hunting excursion. In a friendly

Joaquín Jovellar y Soler (301 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

of Spain from 12 September 1875 to 2 December 1875 and governor and captain-general of the Philippines from 7 April 1883 to 1 April 1885. Jovellar was

Parque de la Fraternidad (638 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

and later Bishop Espada improved the lighting of the Campo. It was Captain General Don Miguel Tacón who included it within the scope of his embellishment

Battle of Chacabuco (1,590 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Andes, from the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata and led by Captain–General José de San Martín, defeated a Spanish force commanded by Rafael Maroto

List of governors of Portuguese India (720 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Cape Comorin. Afonso de Albuquerque was Captain-General of the latter. Jorge de Aguiar was made Captain-General of the former. A third high captaincy,

Portuguese conquest of Hormuz (4,015 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

(1936) Indies Adventure: The Amazing Career of Afonso de Albuquerque, Captain-general and Governor of India (1509–1515), Blackie, p.43 João de Barros (1553)

Cienfuegos (2,064 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

name from the surname of Asturian-born José Cienfuegos Jovellanos, Captain General of Cuba (1816–19). Between the end of the 19th century and the beginning

Maurice, Prince of Orange (2,860 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Utrecht, Guelders and Overijssel in 1590, and of Groningen in 1620. As Captain-General and Admiral of the Union, Maurice organized the Dutch rebellion against

Emilio Molíns (104 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

to April 7, 1883, he temporarily served as the 102nd governor and captain-general of the Philippines after the reappointment of Fernándo Primo de Rivera

Pablo Morillo (2,392 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

appointed Captain General of New Castille in May 1821, a position from which he resigned the following year. In 1832 he was appointed captain general of Galicia

Bernardino Rivadavia (1,253 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

remains were repatriated to Argentina in 1857, receiving honors as Captain General. His remains are in a mausoleum in Plaza Miserere, adjacent to Rivadavia

List of captain-generals of Portuguese Ceylon (102 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

arrived in the Kingdom of Kotte in 1505. By 1594 they had appointed a captain-general to control the Portuguese occupied territory called Portuguese Ceylon

Alejandro O'Reilly (1,404 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

then governor of Yucatán in 1778. O'Reilly was appointed Governor and Captain-General of colonial Louisiana while in Spain in April 1769, with orders to

1862 Birthday Honours (372 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

contiguous to the Eastern frontier of that colony Charles Henry Darling, Captain-General and Governor-in-Chief in and over the Island of Jamaica and its dependencies

Paseo de Tacón (669 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

The Paseo de Tacón, or Paseo Militar, was created by the Captain General (Spanish: Capitanía General de Cuba) Miguel Tacón y Rosique (1834–1838) who promoted

Gonzalo Ronquillo de Peñalosa (483 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

as Gonçalo Ronquillo Peñaloza, was the fourth Spanish governor and captain-general of the Philippines from April 1580 until his death in 1583. He was

List of colonial governors of Mozambique (114 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Captain-General 1577 to 1582 Pedro de Castro, Captain-General 1582 to 1586 Nuno Pereira, Captain-General 1586 to 1589 Jorge Telo de Meneses, Captain-General

Real Audiencia of Guatemala (1,077 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Royal Audiencia and Chancery of ours, with a president, governor and captain general; five oidores, who shall also be judges of criminal cases [alcaldes

Real Audiencia of Mexico (1,111 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

ruins after the conquest. From here he governed with the title of Captain General and Justicia Mayor. In his letters to the king, he explained and justified

Honourable Artillery Company (10,037 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

and Albany, Lord High Admiral and brother of King Charles II, was Captain-General of the Honourable Artillery Company, the unit that trained the Trained

Second Carlist War (260 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

counterattack against the revolt in Galicia while Fernando de Córdova, captain-general of Catalonia, put down the isolated rebel cells in that region by early

Francisco de Sande (606 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Picón (1540 – September 12, 1602) was the third Spanish governor and captain-general of the Philippines from August 25, 1575 to April 1580. He established

List of viceroys of Sicily (1,133 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

abolished the office and established in its place those of lieutenant and captain general. John of Aragon, Duke of Peñafiel, later king John II of Aragon, 1458–1479

Order of Vitéz (2,772 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

1944, and continues as a semi-independent order of chivalry under Captain General vitéz József Károly von Habsburg, head of the Palatinal branch of the

James Ramsay, 17th Earl of Dalhousie (791 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

peer, courtier and landowner. He is chief of Clan Ramsay and Deputy Captain General of the King's Body Guard for Scotland. In that role, he took part in

Governor of Yucatán (1,394 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Montejo. Adelantado. (1540 - 1546): Francisco de Montejo the Younger. Captain General. (1546 - 1549): Francisco de Montejo. Adelantado. (1550 - 1552): Gaspar

Gabino Gaínza (4,930 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

royalist side in Chile, becoming Royal Governor (Captain General) of Chile. He then became the last Captain General in the Kingdom of Guatemala on behalf of the

Annexation of the Dominican Republic to Spain (4,942 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Spain. Communication was established between Santana and the Spanish captain-general of Cuba, Francisco Serrano, who was instructed to negotiate without

Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man (1,380 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

governor; captain general and commander-in-chief; chief governor and commander-in-chief; chief governor; and governor-in-chief and captain general; may well

Blockade of Cebu (605 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

present-day city of Cebu, Philippines in 1568. The Portuguese fleet under captain-general Gonzalo Pereira blockaded Cebu in an effort to starve and expel the

Magdiwang (faction) (353 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

Finance Santiago V. Álvarez - Captain General Artemio Ricarte - Assistant Captain General Miguel Malvar - Assistant Captain General for Batangas Mariano Riego

Bartolomeo Colleoni (784 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

kolleˈoːni]; 1400 – 2 November 1475) was an Italian condottiero, who became captain-general of the Republic of Venice. Colleoni "gained reputation as the foremost

Dominican Restoration War (13,552 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

to remain in power, since in exchange he accepted the position of captain general of the new Spanish province of Santo Domingo. Such a decision would

Alaminos, Laguna (1,393 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Spanish language, invited Captain-General Juan de Alaminos Nivera, the Chief Executive of the Batangas. The Captain-General accepted the invitation and

Francisco de Lersundi y Hormaechea (155 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Minister of Spain in 1853 and held other important offices such as Captain General of Cuba from 1866 to 1869. While he served as Prime Minister, he also

Chief of the Army (Philippines) (1,159 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The Commanding General of the Philippine Army (CGPA) is the overall commander and highest ranking officer commissioned to serve in the Philippine Army

Gomburza (2,574 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

prominence extended even to Spain, such that when the new Governor and Captain-General Carlos María de la Torre arrived from Spain to assume his duties, he

Recapture of Bahia (1,810 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

commanded by Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo y Mendoza, who was appointed Captain General of the Army of Brazil. The fleet crossed the Atlantic Ocean, and arrived

Real Audiencia of Santiago (732 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Royal Audiencia and Chancellery of ours, with a president-governor-captain general; four judges of civil cases [oidores], who shall also be judges of

Juan Manuel de la Peña Bonifaz (470 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Spanish politician who served as the ad interim 26th governor and captain-general of the Philippines from September 28, 1668 to September 24, 1669. Prior

Mateo de Toro Zambrano (1,302 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

resignation, he stepped into the role of interim president-governor and captain general of Chile. While in this capacity, he faced persistent pressure to establish

List of presidents of Uruguay (428 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

(1774–1841) 27 August 1828 1 December 1828 Governor and Provisional Captain General. Appointed by Juan Antonio Lavalleja. (8) Joaquín Suárez (1781–1868)

Army of the Andes (972 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

the army was divided into two main columns. The first, commanded by Captain General José de San Martín and supported by Brigadier Major Miguel Estanislao

Rodrigo de Vivero, 1st Count of Valle de Orizaba (712 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

1564–1636) was a Spanish noble who served as the 13th governor and captain-general of the Philippines from 1608 to 1609. He was the son of Rodrigo de

Captaincy General of the Philippines (4,304 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Manila Captain General Initially exercised executive (as Governor), legislative, judicial (as President of the Audiencia), military (as Captain General), and

Battle of the Gebora (2,822 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

important fortress town of Badajoz. Viscount Wellington and the Spanish captain-general Pedro Caro y Sureda, 3rd Marquis de La Romana, sent a large Spanish

Francisco de Montejo (1,587 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

December 8. Montejo was appointed Adelantado of Yucatán, governor and captain general of the new province, and authorized to conquer, settle, and govern

Federico de Roncali, 1st Count of Alcoy (239 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Spain between 1852 and 1853. He held other important offices such as Captain General of Cuba and Minister of State. He was also a senator for life in 1845

Palacio de los Capitanes Generales, Antigua Guatemala (1,246 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

The Captain General Palace, or Palacio de los Capitanes Generales, is a large building localed in the Central Square of Antigua Guatemala. It serves as

Mariano Osorio (322 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Ferdinand VII Preceded by Gabino Gaínza y Fernández de Medrano (As Captain General) Succeeded by Francisco Marcó del Pont Personal details Born 1777 Seville

List of governors of dependent territories in the 16th century (2,738 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Captain general (1577) Pedro de Castro, Captain general (1577–1582) Nuno Pereira, Captain general (1582–1586) Jorge Telo de Meneses, Captain general (1586–1589)

William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle (2,023 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

early stages of the First English Civil War, he was appointed Royalist Captain-General in Northern England; he financed much of the war effort himself, later

Diego Ronquillo (59 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Diego Ronquillo 5th Governor and Captain-General of the Philippines In office March 10, 1583 – May 16, 1584 Monarch Philip II of Spain Governor (Viceroy

Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 10th Duke of Alburquerque (1,341 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Alburquerque and Lope Díez de Armendáriz. He was captain general of the Kingdom of Granada and captain general of the coast of Andalusia. The French had received

President of El Salvador (3,130 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

provisional governments that brought many leaders to power. In 1858, Captain General Gerardo Barrios became president in which his government gave entrance

Ladislaus Hunyadi (546 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

father's death in 1456, he was declared by his enemy Ulrich II (now Captain General of Hungary with significant power) responsible for the debts allegedly

Arnaut Mami (194 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of that period for his terrorizing of the narrow seas. He was also captain general of Ottoman galleys in Algiers. He was called Arnaut after his Albanian

List of colonial and departmental heads of Martinique (172 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

June 1809 to 1812 Major-General John Brodrick, Captain-General 1812 to 1814 Sir Charles Wale, Captain-General 1814 Sir John Lindsay, Captain-General

Christopher Codrington (colonial administrator) (925 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

of the whole island of Barbuda from the Crown. He was appointed as captain-general of the English Leeward Islands, and in 1683 moved his base of operations

Misfits in Action (565 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Bischoff's firings. The returning group initially consisted of Morrus as Captain/General Hugh G. Rection, Guerrero as Lt. Loco, LeRoux as Cpl. Cajun, and Van

Pál Kinizsi (809 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

and Serbia after annexation at the Treaty of Trianon) from 1484 and Captain-General of the Lower Parts. He was a general of King Mathias's famed Black

Duarte Lôbo da Gama (41 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Duarte Lôbo da Gama was the first captain-general of Portuguese Cape Verde, from 7 August 1587 to 25 March 1591. História de Portugal - Dicionário de

Real Audiencia of Panama (1,005 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Royal Audiencia and Chancery of ours, with a president, governor and captain general; four oidores, who shall also be judges of criminal cases [alcaldes

Juan de Silva (1,090 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the Order of Santiago. He arrived in the Philippines as governor and captain general at Easter, 1609, bring with him five companies of reinforcements for

Lemuel Francis Abbott (738 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

and industrialist John Wilkinson. His portrait of Henry Callender, Captain General of the Royal Blackheath Golf Club, is one of the earliest portrayals

Spanish East Indies (3,250 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

over 256 years, the Spanish East Indies were governed by a governor-captain general, and an audiencia. All economic matters of the Philippines were managed

Spanish–Moro conflict (26,378 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

preserved a neutral attitude, informing the captain-general of the condition. The proposition from the captain-general that Amilol should be sultan, but under

Uruburetama (554 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

in the former 'sesmaria' (colonial land allotment) granted to the Captain General Bento Coelho de Morais on November 19, 1720. These lands were donated

Tejeros Convention (2,190 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Magdiwang, and Bonifacio. Artemio Ricarte of Magdiwang was then elected Captain-General over Santiago Alvarez (son of Mariano), also of Magdiwang. Ricarte

List of viceroys of New Spain (635 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

30 December 1521 – 12 October 1524: Hernán Cortés, as governor and captain general from 15 October 1522 12 October 1524 – 29 December 1524: Alonso de

Kingdom of Sitawaka (2,304 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

forces were defeated by forces under the command of the Portuguese Captain-General in Colombo, Afonso de Souza; a fleet sent from Calicut to assist was

List of colonial governors of Cuba (202 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Córdoba Lasso de la Vega, Marquis of the Vado del Maestre Promoted to captain-general of New Granada Juan de Ortega Cano Montáñez Bishop of Durango, Bishop

Battle of Pavia (4,395 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Imperial lieutenant and viceroy of Naples, and of the French renegade and captain-general Charles III, Duke of Bourbon. Other major Imperial commanders were

List of colonial and departmental heads of Guadeloupe (55 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

September 1802 Antoine Richepanse, Captain-General 4 August 1802 to 8 May 1803 Jean-Baptiste Raymond de Lacrosse, Captain-General 4 August 1802 to 3 September

José Gutiérrez de la Concha, 1st Marquess of Havana (147 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

a Spanish noble, general, and politician who served three times as Captain General of Cuba and once as the Prime Minister of Spain. He was born in Córdoba

Pedro de Rojas (540 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Rojas to discuss what to do. First they elected Rojas governor and captain general. Then they sent two frigates in pursuit of the galley, but they were

Magellan expedition (11,137 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the Philippines in April 1521. A series of officers succeeded him as captain-general, with Elcano eventually leading the Victoria's return trip. The expedition

House of Nassau (9,408 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

directly succeeded his father as Prince of Orange, Stadholder and Captain-General without a minority (William II). When the Oranges were in power, they

Ambrosio O'Higgins, 1st Marquess of Osorno (3,042 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

member of the O'Higgins family. He served the Spanish Empire as a captain general (i.e., military governor) of Chile (1788–1796) and as the Viceroy of

Francisco Tomás Morales (177 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Spanish military, and the last of that country to hold the post of Captain General of Venezuela, reaching the rank of field marshal during the Venezuelan

Juan Francisco de Güemes, 1st Count of Revillagigedo (889 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

November 1766, Madrid) was a Spanish general, governor of Havana, captain general of Cuba, and viceroy of New Spain (from 9 July 1746 to 9 November 1755)

Ulrich II, Count of Celje (1,437 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the last Princely Count of Celje. At the time of his death, he was captain general and de facto regent of Hungary, ban (governor) of Slavonia, Croatia

John, Duke of Durazzo (505 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

of Naples and Philip I of Taranto. On 3 September 1313 he was named Captain-General of Calabria. In 1315, he succeeded his brother Peter, Count of Gravina

Campaign of Danture (6,464 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

renew their offensive against Kandy under the reorganized forces of captain-general Dom Jerónimo de Azevedo, devastating Kandy in the process. By the time

Francisco Rolim (46 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Francisco Rolim was a captain-general of Portuguese Cape Verde, from 3 April 1622 until his death a few months later. Carlene Recheado (September 2010)

First Mexican Empire (4,437 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

murder, robbery or injury, and with the permission of the district captain general, the courts would be allowed to disregard statutes that would interfere

First Mexican Empire (4,437 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

murder, robbery or injury, and with the permission of the district captain general, the courts would be allowed to disregard statutes that would interfere

Anne de Noailles, 1st Duke of Noailles (135 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

in the Fronde and the early years of the reign of Louis XIV, became captain-general of the newly won province of Roussillon, and in 1663 was created Duke

William V, Prince of Orange (1,928 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Garter in 1752. William V assumed the position of stadtholder and Captain-General of the Dutch States Army on his majority in 1766. However, he allowed

Antonio María de Bucareli (1,550 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Bucareli entered the Spanish colonial administration as governor and captain general of Cuba. His record there earned him appointment as viceroy of New

José de la Gándara y Navarro (384 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

enemy, in 1864 he was promoted to lieutenant-general and appointed captain-general and commander-in-chief of the island, and in that year won the battle

Gregorio García de la Cuesta (1,668 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

general. In 1798, he was appointed captain-general of Mallorca, taking up his post in July. Appointed captain-general of New Castile and president of the

Haitian occupation of Santo Domingo (5,353 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

"law of machete" governed the land. On November 9, 1821, the former captain general in charge of the colony, José Núñez de Cáceres, decided to overthrow

St. Johns County, Florida (1,870 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

1821, when Colonel Robert Butler received Spanish East Florida from Captain-General Colonel José M. Coppinger. Butler represented Major General Andrew

Château d'Ussé (637 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

century, the ruined castle of Ussé was purchased by Jean V de Bueil, a captain-general of Charles VII who became seigneur of Ussé in 1431 and began rebuilding

Dutch States Army (10,170 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Duke of Marlborough as Captain-General of the States Army (though they pointedly gave him the title of lieutenant-captain-general to avoid hurting sensibilities

Timeline of Cuban history (858 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

by Generalissimo Máximo Gómez and Antonio Maceo September Spanish Captain-General Arsenio Martínez Campos is defeated at Peralejo and leaves Cuba in

Royal Australian Artillery (2,572 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

reads "Presented by Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Captain General of The Regiment of Royal Australian Artillery, to replace the Banner

Sharpe's Devil (1,219 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

for her husband, Don Blas Vivar, who disappeared while serving as Captain-General of Chile, a Spanish possession threatened by rebels. Sharpe and Harper

Manuel Lapeña (1,579 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Battalion of the Guardias Españolas and, in 1807 he was appointed interim captain general of Andalusia and governor of Cádiz while the Marquis del Socorro was

Francisco de Vasconcelos da Cunha (108 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

He was succeeded by João Pereira Corte-Real. In 1634, he became the captain-general of Portuguese Angola, succeeding Manuel Pereira Coutinho. He was succeeded

Battle of Sabana Real (1,446 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

island with close proximity to ours, for which reason the governor and captain general of it may have orders from his Majesty for some operation, or reason

Battle of Cabezón (737 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

warfare started with the Battles of El Bruch. News had arrived that the captain-general, Cuesta, was collecting a force at Valladolid, which threatened to

Republic of Salé (2,234 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

14 notable people whose members annually elected a Governor and a Captain General of the Fortalesa during the month of May. In the early years of the

Juan Domingo de Monteverde (1,016 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

known as Domingo de Monteverde, was a Spanish soldier, governor and Captain General of Venezuela from June 1812 to 8 August 1813. Monteverde was the leader

Spanish–Portuguese War (1735–1737) (650 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

the Sacramento Colony to a radius of up to 120 km. As a reaction, Captain-General of Río de la Plata Bruno Mauricio de Zabala had founded Montevideo

Ambrosio de Benavides (848 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Ferdinand VI of Spain. Benavides was notified of his appointment as Captain General of Chile in May 1780, and immediately started the long trip overland

Domingo Martínez de Irala (353 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

circumstances; and in August 1538, de Irala was elected by the conquistadors as Captain General of the Río de la Plata. In 1539, Irala began to move the inhabitants

Diego de los Ríos (1,104 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

War and Navy Council, Captain-General of Andalusia, chief of the Army Staff, senator for the Province of Cáceres and Captain-General of the First Military

Fidel Dávila Arrondo (342 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

final conquest of that region. In August 1939 he received the post of captain-general of the II Military district and the headquarters of the general staff

Manuel de Guzmán y Silva, 8th Duke of Medina Sidonia (271 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

father. In the same year he became 8th Duke of Medina Sidonia. As Captain General of the Spanish Galleys (Galeras de España), he fought against the Barbary

Orders, decorations, and medals of the Dominican Republic (234 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

The Order of Air Merit (1952) The Order of Naval Merit (1954) The Captain General Santana Military Order of Heroism (1954) The Medal for Valor (1939)

House of Borgia (3,338 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

enriching the Borgia family directly. He appointed his son, Giovanni, as captain-general of the papal army, his foremost military representative, and established

Blasco Núñez Vela (1,256 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

he was named viceroy, governor and captain general of Peru and president of the Audiencia, and also captain general of Chile, with a salary of 5,000 ducats

Archduke Joseph August of Austria (1,527 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

death of the Former regent of Hungary, Miklos Horthy, he became the Captain General of the Order of Vitéz. He died in 1962 at Rain, near Straubing. His

Royal Marines Memorial (375 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

for the Royal Marines. It was unveiled by the Duke of Edinburgh, the Captain General of the Marines. The memorial became the focus of the annual Graspan

Ceclavín (122 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

population of 2115 inhabitants. Alejandro Rodríguez Arias (1838–1893). Captain General and Governor of Cuba (1892–1893). Elisa Herrero Uceda (b.1957) - She

Pedro de Alvarado (8,047 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

4 July 1541) was a Spanish conquistador, adelantado, governor and captain general of Guatemala. He participated in the conquest of Cuba, in Juan de Grijalva's

1953 Coronation Honours (New Zealand) (1,265 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

new honour. Her Majesty The Queen: – to be Captain General, Royal New Zealand Artillery – to be Captain General, Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps – to be

García de Toledo Osorio, 6th Marquess of Villafranca (280 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

1606 on a galley under the command of his father and in 1623 became Captain General of the Galleys of Spain. In this capacity, he participated in the successful

Siege of the Castle of Saint George (376 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

forts Coron and Navarino. On 17 August 1500, however, the Spanish captain-general, Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, offered the forces at his disposal to

Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (6,186 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

appointed adelantado of what is now Paraguay, where he was governor and captain general of New Andalusia. He worked to build up the population of Buenos Aires

Jean VII, Count of Harcourt (734 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

They had: Jean VIII of Harcourt, Count of Aumale, lieutenant and captain general of Normandy, killed at the Battle of Verneuil. Marie of Harcourt (1398–1476)

Francisco de Borja Garção Stockler (3,931 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

mathematician. He had the rank of lieutenant general and was the 8th Captain General of the Azores. During his life he held several posts, many coinciding

1860 Birthday Honours (839 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Colonial Secretary for the Island of Barbados Colonel Stephen John Hill, Captain-General and Governor-in-Chief in and over the Colony of Sierra Leone Edward

Louis, Count of Gravina (235 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

of Durazzo and Agnes of Périgord. In 1337, he was named Vicar- and Captain-General of the Kingdom of Albania. During the ascension of the Durazzeschi

Francisco Verdugo (495 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

George de Lalaing, and in 1581 he in turn was appointed Governor and Captain General of the Dutch provinces of Friesland, Groningen, Drenthe and Overijssel

Francisco de Longa (832 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

promoted to lieutenant general and being appointed captain general of Old Castile (1825) and captain general of Valencia and Murcia (1827). Although nothing

Real Audiencia of Lima (387 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

our Royal Audiencias and Chancellery, with a viceroy, governor and captain general and lieutenant ours, who shall be president; eight judges of civil

Marco Antonio Bragadin (1,136 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Corps or marines of the Republic of Venice. In 1569, he was appointed Captain-General of Famagusta in Cyprus and led the Venetian resistance to the Ottoman–Venetian

James FitzMaurice FitzGerald (3,077 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

called "fitz Maurice", was a Gaelicised Hiberno-Norman nobleman and the captain-general of Desmond while Gerald FitzGerald, 14th Earl of Desmond, was detained

Duke Louis Ernest of Brunswick-Lüneburg (2,094 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Duke of Courland (1741). From 13 November 1750 to 1766 he was the Captain-General of the Netherlands, where he was known as the Duke of Brunswick or

Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse (1,957 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

naval component of the Saint-Domingue expedition, and was appointed captain general of Martinique and Sainte-Lucie alongside the colonial prefect, Charles-Henri

Villa Rusciano (258 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

granted as residence to Federico III da Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino, Captain General of the armed forces. The villa had several other owners. Among other

Martín de Mayorga (590 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Order of Alcántara. He was governor, president of the Audiencia and captain general of Guatemala at the time of the devastating earthquake on 29 July 1773

Battle of Tippermuir (1,734 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

designated Montrose, a disaffected former signatory of the Covenant, as Captain-General in Scotland. An initial attempt by George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly

Nova Iguaçu (1,571 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Marapicu, Jacutinga, Mantiqueira and Inhomirim. Also in 1575, the Captain General Belchior Azeredo built a chapel in honor of St. Anthony, at the foot

New Kingdom of Granada (1,331 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Royal Audiencia and Chancery of ours, with a president, governor and captain general; five judges of civil cases [oidores], who shall also be judges of

Betty's Hope (1,422 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Codrington family from 1674 until 1944. Christopher Codrington, later Captain General of the Leeward Islands, acquired the property in 1674 and named it

Santa Cruz de la Sierra (2,970 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Chile.[citation needed] In 1549, Captain General Domingo Martinez de Irala became the first Spaniard to explore the

Pedro Santana (6,145 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

of the delegation that had visited in 1853. Envoys from the Spanish captain-general of Cuba, Francisco Serrano, arrived in Santo Domingo, and the Dominican

Liberty Tree (2,137 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

of hanging effigies and leading angry mobs, and he became known as "Captain General of the Liberty Tree." Paul Revere included the Liberty Tree in an engraving

Emmanuel de Rohan-Polduc (663 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

St. John in the Langue of France. He was named Bailiff, and in 1755 Captain-General of the Order's Navy. Following the death in 1773 of Grand Master Manuel

Pedro de Toledo, 1st Marquis of Mancera (595 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

nobleman, general, colonial administrator, and diplomat. He served as Captain General of Galicia and Viceroy of Peru from December 18, 1639 to September

Santiago de Vera (532 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Santiago de Vera 6th Governor and Captain-General of the Philippines In office May 16, 1584 – May 1590 Monarch Philip II of Spain Governor (Viceroy of

Battle of the Gulf of Cadiz (1604) (693 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

two-galleon flotilla based at Lisbon by his superior, Luis Fajardo, Captain General of the Spanish Ocean Fleet. Antonio was the son of Miguel de Oquendo

Francisco de Tello de Guzmán (1,969 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

and treasurer of the India House of Trade. He was named governor and captain general of the Philippines by a royal decree dated November 26, 1595. He entered

Sinhalese–Portuguese conflicts (6,158 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

repulsed with the aid Portuguese forces under the command of the new captain-General, António Barreto. Portuguese involvement in the internal politics of

Governor of Bermuda (8,222 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

and ecclesiastic government of Bermuda was made subordinate to the Captain-General and Governor-in-Chief in and over the Provinces of Upper-Canada, Lower-Canada

Matthias Corvinus (11,357 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

new candidate Stephen Zápolya as captain-general. The Moravian Estates elected Ctibor Tovačovský as captain-general. Matthias confirmed this decision

Jerónimo de Azevedo (3,412 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Lisbon, São Jorge Castle, 1625) was a Portuguese fidalgo, Governor (captain-general) of Portuguese Ceylon and viceroy of Portuguese India. He proclaimed

Pietro Loredan (admiral) (2,183 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Emperor-elect) Sigismund was fighting to expand into Venetian holdings. As captain-general, he obtained the capitulation of Šibenik on 21 July 1412, and hastened

42 Commando (1,584 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Operation Paraquet Mount Kent Skirmish Commanders Current commander Lt Col T J Quinn RM Captain-General King Charles III (Captain-General, Royal Marines)

Fort of São Tiago of Banastarim (701 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

under the instructions of Jose I of Portugal, to the Governor and Captain-General of the State of India (Estado da India) in 1774, the Marquis of Pombal

John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset (1,485 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Lieutenant of Aquitaine and Captain-General of Guyenne. By then, the negotiations Somerset had started as Captain-General of Calais had failed. These

Miguel Primo de Rivera (3,485 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Frontera. His father was a retired colonel. His uncle, Fernando, was Captain General in Madrid and the soon-to-be first Marquis of Estella. Fernando later

Richard, Count of Étampes (610 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

his lifetime, he held many titles and positions. He was appointed captain-general of Guyenne and Poitou in 1419, became the count of Étampes (comte d'Étampes)

Commander-in-Chief, North America (1,065 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the American War of 1812, Lieutenant-General Sir George Prevost was Captain-General and Governor-in-Chief in and over the Provinces of Upper-Canada, Lower-Canada

1702 in England (665 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

power until 1710. June – War of the Spanish Succession: Queen Anne's Captain-General Marlborough forces the surrender of Kaiserswerth on the Rhine. July

Irene Palaiologina of Trebizond (834 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

second was of the opposing archons under the sebastos Tzanichites, the captain-general of the Scholarioi and a part of the imperial bodyguard loyal to the

John Ramon III, Count of Cardona (520 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Cardona, Viscount of Vilamur, Baron of Entença, Admiral of Aragon, Captain general of Catalonia as well as Viceroy of Sicily from 1477 to 1479. His parents

Real Audiencia of Manila (3,128 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

and Chancellery of ours, with a president, who shall be governor and captain general; four judges of civil cases [oidores], who will also be judges of criminal

Diego Carrillo de Mendoza, 1st Marquess of Gelves (1,034 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

He was governor of Seville; Captain General of the Andalusian coast and of Milan; and Viceroy, Governor, and Captain General of Aragon. Arriving in New

Miguel António de Melo (1,239 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

needed]; 7 August 1836), a nobleman, colonial administrator (as the fifth Captain-general of the Azores) and the 1st Count of Murça. He was young nobleman who

Luxembourg campaigns (2,013 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

manoeuvre. Maurice of Nassau, son of the late William the Silent, and captain-general of the Dutch Republic as well as stadtholder of its most important

George Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney (6,451 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

on his visit (April 1783) to Cuba. There the prince conferred with Captain General Luis de Unzaga to reach the preliminaries of peace conditions that

Flowerdew Hundred Plantation (1,642 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

to 1618/19 with the patent by Sir George Yeardley, the Governor and Captain General of Virginia, of 1,000 acres (400 ha) on the south side of the James

Alexandre Maître, Marquis de Bay (339 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

July 1704 Philip V granted Maître the dignity of Marquis de Bay and Captain-General of Extremadura. He was at this time described as lieutenant general

Evaristo Fernández de San Miguel (918 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

of 1841, 1846, 1854-1856. He was named Senator for life in 1851 and Captain General in 1856. After having studied Mathematics at the Real Instituto Asturiano

Ferdinand II of Aragon (3,475 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

possibly of noble descent: Alonso de Estrada (c. 1470–1530). Governor and Captain General of New Spain | General Treasurer of the Royal Treasury of New Spain

Captaincy General of Santo Domingo (5,626 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

decades later. The audiencia president was at the same time governor and captain general of the Captaincy General of Santo Domingo, which granted him broad

José de Lachambre (121 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Government offices Preceded by Camilo Polavieja Spanish Governor - Captain General of the Philippines 1897 Succeeded by Fernando Primo de Rivera

Diego de Villalba y Toledo (288 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Liñán y Cisneros replaced him on a temporary basis as governor and captain general of New Granada. Liñán y Cisneros later became viceroy of Peru. Villalba

Plaça de Lesseps, Barcelona (457 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

1842 bombing of the city ordered by General Baldomero Espartero and Captain-General Juan Van Halen. Before 1895 the square had been known as Josepets,

Cai Qian (675 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

navy to begin fearing Cheung and Cai. In 1809, Wang Delu, now the Captain General of Fujian Navy, surrounded Cai Qian off the coast of Wenzhou (溫州) in

Manuel Macías y Casado (668 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

military governor (1893–94). He was made Lieutenant General and was named Captain General of the Canary Islands in August 1894. After 1894, Julio Cervera Baviera

Pope Callixtus III (2,141 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

ended in 1453. Forces led by John Hunyadi (Hungarian: Hunyadi János), Captain-General of Hungary, met the Turks and defeated them at Belgrade on 22 July

Lifebuoy (729 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

may be deployed in case anyone should fall into the sea. Navarro was Captain General of the Navy and is credited with the systematic introduction of the

Juan de Vega, 1st Count of Grajal (283 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Grajal, 6th Lord of Grajal, Viceroy of Navarre (1542), Viceroy and Captain General of Sicily (1547–1557), presidente del Consejo de Castilla, was an ambassador

Gonçalo Coelho (471 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Cabral's discovery of Brazil. On 10 May, he sailed from Lisbon as "Captain General" of three caravels. Among his crew was a Florentine resident in Seville

Canary Islands (15,317 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

the Captain General of the Canary Islands was in this city during part of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. In May 1661, the Captain General of

Frederik Hendrikbuurt (233 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Hendrik (1584 - 1647); Prince of Orange, Count of Nassau, governor, captain-general and admiral-general of the Dutch Republic. Following this naming convention

Fort São João da Barra (868 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Count of Vale dos Reis, member of the Councils of State and War and Captain-General of this Kingdom, finding this site able, had this fortress built, out

Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr (1,612 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

vessels to accomplish that aim. He was appointed governor-for-life and captain-general of the Virginia, to replace the governing council of the colony under

Portrait of a Condottiero (235 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Antonello da Messina. The subject was once identified as Jacopo Marcello, captain-general of the Republic of Venice, which led to an early dating around 1482-1485;

Francisco Montalvo y Ambulodi (376 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

politician. From May 30, 1813 to April 16, 1816 he was governor and captain-general of New Granada (Colombia, Panama, Venezuela and Ecuador), and from

Ángel Liberal Lucini (839 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

September 1921 in Barcelona. His father, an infantry commander and vice-captain general of Valladolid in 1936, was the first victim of the Spanish Civil War

List of presidents of the Dominican Republic (336 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Pedro Santana (1801–1864) 18 March 1861 20 July 1862 1 year, 124 days Captain-General of Santo Domingo. Resigned. Created 1st Marquess of Las Carreras in

Great Siege of Malta (5,305 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

the two Spanish companies to San Telmo. Utilizing his authority as Captain General of the Island of Malta, granted by the King of Spain, he promoted Gonzalo

1788 in Australia (711 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

of New South Wales is formally proclaimed, with Phillip sworn in as Captain-General and Governor-in-Chief. 14 February – HMS Supply leaves Sydney Cove

Battle of Duyon River (2,349 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Malacca warning of the impending attack. As a result, the Portuguese captain-general of the Southern Sea António Pinto da Fonseca and the captain of Malacca

William FitzWilliam, 1st Earl of Southampton (836 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

strife in Surrey. The Earl of Southampton was appointed Lieutenant and Captain-General in the North in 1542, to command an expedition to Scotland, but he

Portuguese Empire in the Indonesian Archipelago (716 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Government Monarchy Monarch • 1522–1557 John III • 1598–1605 Philip III Captain-General • 1522–1525 (first) Antonio de Brito • 1602–1605 (last) Pedro Alvares

Miguel Lino de Ezpeleta (597 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

(aged 69–70) Cebu, Captaincy General of the Philippines 45th Governor and Captain-General of the Philippines In office June 1759 – July 1761 Monarchs Ferdinand

Convention of Vergara (561 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

the treaty was related to Basque home rule (fueros) and declared, "Captain General Don Baldomero Espartero will strongly recommend to the government the

Mossâmedes (605 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

in 1755. Its first name was São José de Mossâmedes in honor of the Captain-General Dom José de Almeida Soveral de Carvalho, Governor of the Capitania

Battle of Gibraltar (1621) (1,754 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

manoeuvre due to the loss of her masts. Don Luis de Noroña (or Noronha), captain general of Ceuta, witnessed the battle and sent a brig with gunpowder, food

Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (1,576 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

lifted the French siege of Dole and advanced as far as Dijon. Appointed captain general of the troops in Burgundy, Charles defended the core area of the Franche-Comté

Friars in Spanish Philippines (489 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

un ejercito entero (In each friar in the Philippines the King had a captain general and a whole army"). French historian Par J. Mallat made a similar observation

Pedro Manuel de Arandía Santisteban (186 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Political offices Preceded by Marquis of Brindisi Spanish Governor - Captain General of the Philippines 1754–1759 Succeeded by Miguel Lino de Ezpeleta

Guarda, Portugal (5,813 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

due to its proximity to Serra da Estrela; Fiel (loyal), because the Captain General of the Castle Guard, Álvaro Gil Cabral, Pedro Álvares Cabral's

Prince George of Denmark (5,172 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, a great friend of Anne's and the captain-general of English land forces. Prince George had known the Churchills for

Captaincies of the Kingdom of Hungary (855 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

administration. The captaincy (főkapitányság) was administered by the Royal Captain-general of the Captaincy. In 1542, the Hungarian kingdom, primarily for military

Rampjaar (2,694 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Netherlands to appoint a member of the House of Orange to the office of Captain-General. Oliver Cromwell, who was Lord Protector of England at that time, insisted

Leslie Hollis (368 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

published 1956 Hollis, Leslie The Captain General. A life of H.R.H. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, KG, Captain General, Royal Marines, published 1961

Leslie Hollis (368 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

published 1956 Hollis, Leslie The Captain General. A life of H.R.H. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, KG, Captain General, Royal Marines, published 1961

Rampjaar (2,694 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Netherlands to appoint a member of the House of Orange to the office of Captain-General. Oliver Cromwell, who was Lord Protector of England at that time, insisted

Mervyn Jayathunga (550 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

1995 Chandiyage Putha Nicholas 1995 Hitha Honda Soorayo 1995 Cheriyo Captain General Tagore 1995 Wasana Wewa 1995 Ira Handa Illa 1995 Pudumai Eth Aththai

Puerta del Conde (726 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Domingo (in present-day Dominican Republic), named to honor Governor Captain-General Bernardino de Meneses Bracamonte y Zapata, 1st Count of Peñalva, who

Patagon (907 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

of the port, dancing, singing, and throwing dust on his head. The captain-general [i.e., Magellan] sent one of our men to the giant so that he might

Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (1,835 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

posts of Colonel of the Honourable Artillery Company from 1817, and of Captain-General (at which point the posts were united) from 1837 onward. He was president

Patrocínio (1,750 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Goiás looking for gold and slaves. In 1771 the Conde de Valadares, Captain General of Minas Gerais, asked Inácio de Oliveira Campos to make explorations

Francisco Marcó del Pont (710 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

chief and governor of Tortosa. In September 1815 he was promoted to Captain General and Royal Governor of Chile, where he arrived to take over his position

Aires Pinto de Sousa Coutinho (434 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Aires Pinto de Sousa Coutinho was a noble, colonial administrator, 6th Captain-General of the Azores, Field Marshal and master of the House of Balsemão and

Battle of Peralejo (1,076 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Maceo against the forces of the Spanish Army, under the command of Captain General Arsenio Martínez Campos, which was part of Maceo's First Eastern Campaign

Conservative Party (Guatemala) (815 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

during the period under President Rafael Carrera. During the reign of Captain-General José de Bustamante (1810 - 1817), political struggles resulted in two

Sir George Thomas, 1st Baronet (183 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Province of Pennsylvania between 1738 and 1747. In 1753 he became Captain General and Governor in Chief of the British Leeward Islands, serving in the

San Antonio del Monte (95 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

San Antonio del Monte is also a subdivision of Garafía in the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands San Antonio del Monte (Spanish for "Saint Anthony

1715 Treasure Fleet (1,350 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

returning from the New World to Spain, the "Nueva España Fleet", under Captain-General Don Juan Esteban de Ubilla, and the "Tierra Firme Fleet", under Don

Jean Parisot de Valette (2,480 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

to restore order within the vulnerable city. In 1554 he was elected Captain General of the Order's galleys. This was a great honour to the Langue of Provence

British North America (6,223 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Command until 1869 (in 1815, Lieutenant-General Sir George Prevost was Captain-General and Governor-in-Chief in and over the Provinces of Upper-Canada, Lower-Canada

Enrique Dávila Pacheco (530 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

(15?? – 1663) was a royal ambassador of Spain, Acting Governor and Captain General of Yucatán, Governor of Nueva Vizcaya and Governor of Tlaxcala. He

List of titles and honours of Elizabeth II (7,498 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Infantry New Zealand 1953–2022: Captain-General of the Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery 1953–2022: Captain-General of the Royal New Zealand Armoured

Juan O'Donojú (1,348 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

re-establishment of the Spanish Constitution of 1812, O'Donoju was the captain general of Andalusia. O'Donoju reached the rank of lieutenant general and was

Francis of Baux (532 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

wife, Marguerite d'Aulnay. Francis's father was a Senator of Rome, Captain General of Tuscany, and Justiciar of Naples. The half-royal Baux family was

Edmund Plowden (colonial governor) (253 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Shropshire, England) also titled Lord Earl Palatinate, Governor and Captain-General of the Province of New Albion in North America was an explorer and

Pact of Biak-na-Bato (975 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

evacuating Biak-na-bató the remainder of the insurgent forces under Captain-General Primo de Rivera should send to Biak-na-bató two General of the Spanish

Martin Bladen (1,647 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

of the colonies being unified under a single military figurehead, a Captain-General, and suggested New York as a suitable geographical base – an idea first

Martín de Ursúa (320 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

General Pedro de Ursúa y Arizmendi ? Diego Egües y Beaumont Governor and Captain General of Nueva Granada Pedro de Ursúa y Arizmendi de Egües Count of Gerena

Manuel Pavía y Rodríguez de Alburquerque (998 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

During the Restoration, Pavía was the captain general of Catalonia from 1880 until 1881 and again captain general of "Castilla la Nueva" in 1885, under

David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie (1,583 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Airlie was appointed their first chancellor. He was additionally, the Captain-General of the Royal Company of Archers, The Queen's Bodyguard for Scotland

Alvise Loredan (2,599 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Loredan and his ship was assigned a major role in the attack by the Captain general of the Sea Andrea Mocenigo against the Ottoman naval base at Gallipoli

Antonio Maceo (2,973 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Spanish General Arsenio Martínez-Campos y Antón, then already named Captain General of Cuba, drew considerable advantage. An officer of honour, he offered

Juan de Arechederra (846 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Juan de Arechederra 42nd Governor and Captain-General of the Philippines In office September 21, 1745 – July 20, 1750 Monarchs Philip V of Spain Ferdinand

Philip I de Croÿ (478 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Emperor as Governor of Valenciennes, Lieutenant General of Liege, and Captain General of Hainaut. Philippe commissioned a church in Château-Porcien, in which

François Capois (770 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

officer mounted his horse and rode toward Capois and shouted: "The captain-general sends compliments to the general who has just covered himself with

Yaqui Wars (3,423 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

pardon, and recognized as a captain-general of the Yaqui, and was given a salary. In 1828 the office of captain-general was abolished, and Occidente

Cristóbal Téllez Almazán (96 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Preceded by Pedro Bravo de Acuña Spanish Governor - Captain General of the Philippines 1606–1608 Succeeded by Rodrigo de Vivero y Velasco

Second Stadtholderless Period (11,280 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

19 March 1702, and the appointment of William IV as stadtholder and captain general in all provinces of the Dutch Republic on 2 May 1747. During this period

Alonso Fernández de Lugo (1,496 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

enlisted in the navy and ended up achieving the rank of Adelantado and Captain General of the African coasts. In 1478, he participated in the conquest of

List of colonial governors of Virginia (941 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

President of the Council George Percy (1609–1610) Lord Governor and Captain General Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr (1609–1618, sometimes absentee) Deputy

Duke of Medinaceli (1,077 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Cerda, 4th Duke of Medinaceli, was Viceroy of Sicily (1556–1564), and Captain General of Sicily. He was later Viceroy of Navarra (1567–1572). He married

Cachoeira (1,361 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

century and hindered the settlement of the region by the Portuguese. Captain-General Gaspar Rodrigues Adorno attempted a final expulsion of the indigenous

Francisco de Montejo the Younger (427 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

was partially achieved in 1537. In 1539 he was awarded the title of captain general and governor of Tabasco, but in 1540 he left Tabasco to accompany his

Battle of the Dardanelles (1656) (771 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

guns and was abandoned. During the course of the battle, the Venetian Captain General Marcello was killed by a direct cannon hit, but his death kept a secret

Carlos Francisco de Croix, 1st Marquess of Croix (1,095 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

garrison in Ceuta, one of the Spanish possessions in Africa, and later captain general of Galicia. He was serving in Galicia at the time of his appointment

Ottoboni family (192 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

(born Pietro Vito Ottoboni; 1610–1691) Antonio Ottoboni (1646–1720), Captain General of the Church, nephew of Alexander VIII Pietro Ottoboni (cardinal)

Ladislaus the Posthumous (5,266 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

from the governorship early the next year. Ladislaus made Hunyadi "captain general of the kingdom", authorizing him to retain all royal castles that were

Coat of arms of Melilla (260 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

is the central device of the flag of Melilla. In January 1913, the Captain-General of Melilla Francisco Gómez Jordana [es] requested the House of Medina

43 Commando Fleet Protection Group (1,093 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Navy. Retrieved 4 April 2012. "His Majesty The King is announced as Captain General Royal Marines on the 358th Anniversary of the Corps". The Royal Household

City gate (1,753 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

and the Puerta de Santiago the latter built between 1635 and 1641 by Captain General Íñigo de la Mota Sarmiento. In San Juan, the main gate of the Castle

Joaquín de la Pezuela, 1st Marquess of Viluma (760 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

viceroy of Peru to replace Abascal. The following year he also became captain general of Peru. In 1819 he was attacked in Callao by the squadron of Thomas

Juan Vicente de Güemes, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo (1,528 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

at Veracruz on 8 October 1789 and took up the offices of viceroy, captain general and president of the Audiencia on the seventeenth. He became the third

1869 Birthday Honours (1,424 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Viscount Monck, late Governor-General of the Dominion of Canada, and Captain-General and Governor-in-Chief of the Island of Prince Edward Paul Edmund de

Trujillo (state) (4,066 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

field" and ordering the governors of those provinces to "obey" the Captain General and "carry out his orders". The provinces of Cumaná, Maracaibo, Guayana

Fortaleza de Santa Teresa (1,740 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

(1761) in practice nullified the Treaty of Madrid (1750). Governor and Captain General of the Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro, Gomes Freire de Andrade, anticipated

1770s in archaeology (278 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

y Aguilar examines the ruins of Palenque and sends a report to the Captain General at Antigua Guatemala. 1777: The ruins of Xochicalco described by explorer

Siege of Candia (1,061 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

valuable a warship, the French abandoned Candia in August 1669, leaving Captain General Francesco Morosini, the commander of Venetian forces, with only 3,600

Royal Horse Artillery (1,567 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

sometimes referred to as Duchess of Kent March (walk march) Commanders Captain General, Royal Artillery The King Colonel Commandant General Sir Alexander

Privateer (9,094 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Portobelo, on the Isthmus of Panama. Francisco de Murga, Governor and Captain-General of Cartagena, dispatched Captain Gregorio de Castellar y Mantilla and

Battle of Gannoruwa (1,907 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Kandy because of this, and Diogo de Melo de Castro, the Portuguese Captain General, tried to provoke the Sinhalese on several occasions. Melo seized an

Johan van Oldenbarnevelt (2,266 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

1589, held the office of Stadholderate of five provinces. He was also Captain-General and Admiral of the Union. The interests and ambitions of Van Oldenbarnevelt

Ralph Payne, 1st Baron Lavington (897 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Knight of the Bath (KB) on 18 February 1771 and was also appointed Captain-General and Governor-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands later in 1771. Payne had