About Domingo Dulce, 1st Marquis of Castell-Florite
Lived 1808 – 1869 (aged 61). Domingo Dulce, 1st Marquis of Castell-Florite was a Cuban and Spanish politician and military personnel.
Domingo Dulce y Garay, 1st Marquis of Castell-Florite (Sotés (La Rioja), Spain, 7 May 1808 - Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda, France, 23 November 1869), was a Spanish noble and general, who fought in the First Carlist War and who served two times as Captain General of Cuba.
Biography He joined the Spanish army in 1823 at the end of the Trienio Liberal and participated in the First Carlist War under the command of the Christino Baldomero Espartero, a close friend. During the campaign he won four Lauriate crosses. His friendship with Espartero let to his collaboration during the Espartero or second regency while Isabel was a minor, during which period he was prominent in quelling the moderate liberal revolt of 1841 when Diego de León and Manuel de la Concha tried to enter the Royal Palace of Madrid and kidnap the young queen.
With the rank of general he participated in the Second Carlist War and defeated the Carlist general Ramón Cabrera y Griñó. He supported General O'Donnell's Bienio progresista and then suppressed a Carlist uprising at Sant Carles de la Ràpita which earned him he title of Marquis of Castell-Florite.
During his stay in America, he was noted for his clear commitment to abolish slavery, which earned him the enmity of the Spanish expatriates and open confrontation with Julian de Zulueta. On his return in 1866, he conspired against the government of Isabella II, for which he was exiled to the Canary Islands, along with General Serrano, and returned after the triumph of the September Revolution of 1868. He was one of the signatories of the manifesto "Spain with Honor" of 19 September of that year.
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Who was Domingo Dulce, 1st Marquis of Castell-Florite?
general (1808–1869)
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Domingo Dulce, 1st Marquis of Castell-Florite was born on 7 May 1808 in Sotés.
When did Domingo Dulce, 1st Marquis of Castell-Florite die?
Domingo Dulce, 1st Marquis of Castell-Florite died on 23 November 1869 in Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda.
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Domingo Dulce, 1st Marquis of Castell-Florite was a politician and military personnel.
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Domingo Dulce, 1st Marquis of Castell-Florite was Cuban and Spanish.
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