Francisco Javier Castaños Aragorri, 1st Duke of Bailén was a Spanish Army officer and politician who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He presided over the Regency Council of Spa
Portrait by José María Galván y Candela, c. 1880
The Surrender of Bailén, by José Casado del Alisal, Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain. Castaños is in the white uniform.
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Duke of Bailén is a hereditary title in the peerage of Spain accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1833 by Ferdinand VII to Francisco Javier Castaños for his military achievements durin
Francisco Javier Castaños, 1st Duke of Bailén
…Wellington in several engagements, and was commander of the Spanish army, if required, to invade France in 1815. In 1833, Ferdinand VII created him Duke of Bailén, to honour his actions during the Peninsular War and, especially, at the Battle of Bailén. He was promoted, in October 1802, to lieutenant general in…
Palace of the Dukes of Bailén in San Sebastián