José María Barreiro Manjón

José María Barreiro Manjón

José María Barreiro Manjón

José María Barreiro Manjón is a Colombian military personnel. Born on August 20, 1793 in Cádiz, José María Barreiro Manjón has been recognized for their work as military personnel. Details of the life and career of this Colombian figure are documented in public sources such as Wikipedia.

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Biography

José María Barreiro Manjón (August 20, 1793 – October 11, 1819) was a Spanish military officer who fought in the Peninsular War and in the Colombian War of Independence. In 1819 at the rank of colonel, he was commander of the III Division of Expeditionary Army of Costa Firme (Royalist Army) in New Granada during Simon Bolivar's campaign to liberate New Granada. He commanded his army against the Patriot Army at the Battle of Vargas Swamp, where he would be defeated, and at the Battle of Boyacá, where he would be captured along with remnants of the III Division and the end of Spanish control over New Granada.

Career

Barreiro would die at the age of 26, when he and 37 other Spanish officers who had been taken prisoner were executed by firing squad in the main plaza of Santa Fe by orders of General Francisco de Paula Santander on October 11, 1819.

Personal Life

José María Barreiro Manjón was born on August 20, 1793 in Cádiz. As a military personnel, José María Barreiro Manjón is part of the public figures documented from Colombia.

References

  1. "José María Barreiro Manjón." Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_María_Barreiro_Manjón
  2. "Wikidata entity: Q3186437 — José María Barreiro Manjón." https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3186437

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