Martín Álvarez de Sotomayor

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Álvarez de Sotomayor and the second or maternal family name is Soto-Flores.

Martín Antonio Álvarez de Sotomayor y Soto-Flores, 1st Count of Colomera (28 October 1723 – 9 September 1819) was a Spanish Army officer.[1][2] He fought in Italy during the War of the Polish Succession (1733–1735) and was marechal de camp during the 1762 war with Portugal. From 1788 to 1790 he was viceroy of Navarre and during the Anglo-Spanish War he led the Great Siege of Gibraltar until 1782, when he was relegated to command only its Spanish contingent. He was a minister and recipient of the Order of Charles III, but died without issue.[3]

References

  1. ^ MCNBiografias.com. "Álvarez de Sotomayor, Martín (1723-1819). » MCNBiografias.com". www.mcnbiografias.com.
  2. ^ TheBiography.us. "Biography of Martín Álvarez de Sotomayor (1723-1819)". Archived from the original on 2019-11-03. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  3. ^ "Martín Antonio Álvarez de Sotomayor y Soto-Flores, Count of Colomera - The Collection - Museo Nacional del Prado". www.museodelprado.es.

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