Felipe Perena y Casayús

Felipe Perena y Casayús (26 May 1764 – 21 September 1834) was one of many Spanish guerrilleros who came to prominence in the Spanish War of Independence.

Early career After having graduated as a Doctor of Law in 1789, at the start of the War of the Pyrenees he raised, at his own cost, a company of 220 volunteers. In 1793 he was appointed captain and just a few days later first saw armed action. Following the Peace of Basel (1795) he was commissioned to capture bandoleros in Aragon under the orders of the captain general of that Kingdom. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in June 1796 and then retired to look after his lands and wine business.