Isidro de Alaix Fábregas, Count of Vergara and Viscount of

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, (1790 in

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– October 15, 1853 in

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) was a Spanish general of the

First Carlist War The First Carlist War was a civil war in Spain from 1833 to 1840, the first of three Carlist Wars. It was fought between two factions over the succession to the throne and the nature of the Spanish monarchy: the conservative and devolutionist ...

, supporting the cause of the Liberals, who backed

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and her regent mother Maria Christina. Born at

, Alaix fought during the

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and also participated in the campaigns in

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against the

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there. He inflicted a serious defeat on the

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general

Miguel Gómez Damas Miguel Gómez Damas (5 June 1785 – 11 June 1849) was a Spanish Carlist general of the First Carlist War. Born at Torredonjimeno, in the province of Jaén, he served under the Carlist general Zumalacárregui and in 1836 undertook an unsucces ...

at the

Battle of Villarrobledo The Battle of Villarrobledo took place during the First Carlist War on September 20, 1836, south of Villarrobledo at a campground called Vega de San Cristóbal, which lies near a hermitage of the same name. However, there were also casualties re ...

, which led to his promotion to the rank of general and the earning of the title of ''Viscount of Villarrobledo'', as well as the Cross of Saint Ferdinand. He later served as a senator-for-life,

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, and served as interim president of the Council of Ministers from December 9, 1838 to February 3, 1839 –in effect, serving as head of the Spanish government. As Minister of War, he signed the

Vergara Embrace The Convention of Vergara ( es, Convenio de Vergara, eu, Bergarako hitzarmena), entered into on 31 August 1839, was a treaty successfully ending the major fighting in Spain's First Carlist War. The treaty, also known by many other names includi ...

, which ended the First Carlist War, and thereby earned the title of ''Count of Vergara''. He died at

External links

Spain: Heads of Government: 1834-1868

Ficha histórica como senador

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