- Vicente González Moreno
Vicente González Moreno (
December 9 ,1778 —September 6 ,1836 ) was a Spanish general who supported theCarlists during theFirst Carlist War . He was appointed commander of Carlist forces after the death ofZumalacárregui .As a
cadet , he participated in theSpanish War of Independence , achieving the rank ofbrigadier . He declared himself in support of the Carlist uprising in 1832. He was imprisoned but managed to escape toPortugal and join the retinue of Don Carlos, with whom he traveled toEngland . He returned to Spain in 1835.He lost the
Battle of Mendigorria in 1835.An enemy of
Rafael Maroto , he opposed the so-called "Convenio de Vergara ", the agreement that ended the First Carlist War. He fled toFrance but was assassinated by Carlist soldiers atUrdax on September 6, 1839.External links
*es icon Antonio Pirala. "Vindicación del general Maroto y manifiesto razonado de las causas del Convenio de Vergara". Urgoiti editores, Pamplona 2005. ISBN 84-933398-8-1
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