Francisco de Paula de Ceballos and Vargas was a Spanish Lieutenant General who acted as captain general in Catalonia and Cuba. He was also Senator for life as Senator, representing Santander Province.
Infante Carlos María Isidro proclaimed himself king of Spain, which started the First Carlist War.
His Majesty Alfonso XII granted him the title of Marquis of Torrelavega.
In 1858, Queen Victoria I of the United Kingdom awarded him the Great Gold Medal of Great Britain for saving the British ship Winlon from the wreck.
Baldomero Espartero
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Baldomero Fernández-Espartero y Álvarez de Toro was a Spanish captain general and statesman. He served as the Regent of the Realm, three times as Prime Minister and briefly as President of the Congres
Espartero in 1865
Engraving illustrating the house where Espartero was born
Battle of Luchana
Hug of Vergara, between Espartero and Maroto.