Rafael Tristany (1814–1899) was a Spanish Catalan carlist general of the

Carlist Wars The Carlist Wars (, ) were a series of civil wars that took place in Spain during the 19th century. The contenders fought over claims to the throne, although some political differences also existed. Several times during the period from 1833 to 1 ...

. He was born in the

Province of Lleida The Province of Lleida (; ; ) is one of the four provinces of Catalonia. It lies in northeastern Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Catalonia, and is bordered by the provinces of Girona, Barcelona, Tarragona, Zarag ...

Catalonia Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationalities and regions of Spain, nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia of 2006, Statute of Autonomy. Most of its territory (except the Val d'Aran) is situate ...

. He fought in all three of the Carlist Wars on the side of the Carlists. After the defeat of Carlos, Duke of Madrid in 1876, he went into exile in France, where he died.

References

Artículo en la Enciclopèdia Catalana
(in Catalan)
Documental sobre la familia Tristany y el carlismo en Cataluña
(in Catalan)

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* 1814 births 1899 deaths People from Solsonès Military personnel of the First Carlist War {{Spain-mil-bio-stub