Ramón Gayán

Ramón Gayán y Díaz (1772–1846) was a Spanish military commander.

Peninsular War

1808 Gayán's name first appears on 5 June 1808, as a captain. The following August he was promoted to lieutenant colonel,

In 1809, Gayán had been tasked with raising a band of guerrilleros in the region of Calatayud, and soon had around a thousand men, Battalion of Campo de Cariñena Rifles,

On 24 June, he took Teruel. On 11 July, together with Generals Espoz, and Durán, his troops liberated Zaragoza. He was appointed lieutenant-governor of Zaragoza the following September.

He died in 1846 from the wounds resulting from a hunting accident.