Luis Fernández de Córdova
Luis Fernández de Córdova (born August 2, 1798 in Cádiz , † April 29, 1840 in Lisbon ) was Spanish captain general .
Fernández de Córdova was an avowed opponent of the constitutional party and declared himself against the proclamation of the constitution by the troops in 1820 . In agreement with King Ferdinand VII, he prepared the revolt of the Guards on July 7, 1822 . This uprising failed and Córdova fled to Paris , but soon returned to Navarre . He served in the Faith Army led by Quesada and later led an independent corps in Andalusia .
Fernández de Córdova was one of the king's preferred favorites and was often used diplomatically, for example in 1829 as the Spanish envoy in Berlin , where he worked for Don Miguel. Soon after returning from this program, he was forced to emigrate in 1830 . However, the victory of the reaction brought him back to Berlin as envoy in 1831 , and in the following year to Lisbon in the same position. He fought the Carlist and joined Isabella's party .
In 1834 he led a division under Rodil , on December 12, 1834 he successfully defeated Zumalacarregui at the Battle of Mendaza and three days later again at the Bridge of Arquijas, but with very little success. He then defeated General Gómez Moreno , successor to Zumalacarregui, on July 16, 1835 in the Mendigorria and thus horrified Puente la Reina . At the beginning of 1836 he failed an attack on the heights of Arlaban and Guevara . When the constitution of 1812 came into force again in August of that year, he resigned his command and emigrated to France.
Back in Spain, he was elected a member of parliament, but here he turned out to be so unreliable and lacking in character that all parties soon turned their backs on him. In the uprising of 1838 Fernández de Córdova joined Ramón María Narváez , but was unable to prevail against Baldomero Espartero and fled to Portugal .
Luis Fernandez de Córdova died in Lisbon on April 24, 1840.
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| SURNAME | Fernández de Córdova, Luis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish captain general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 2, 1798 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cadiz |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 29, 1840 |
| Place of death | Lisbon |