Francisco Marcó del Pont
Spanish soldier and the last Governor of Chile / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Marcó del Pont and the second or maternal family name is Ángel.
Francisco Casimiro Marcó del Pont y Ángel (Latin American Spanish: [fɾanˈsisko maɾˈko ðel pond]; June 25, 1770 – May 19, 1819) was a Spanish soldier and the last Governor of Chile. He was one of the main figures of the Chilean independence process, being the final Spaniard to rule as Royal Governor of Chile from 1815 to 1817, when he was deposed and captured by the patriot forces after the Battle of Chacabuco.
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Francisco Marcó del Pont | |
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Royal Governor of Chile | |
In office December 26, 1815 – February 12, 1817 | |
Monarch | Ferdinand VII |
Preceded by | Mariano Osorio |
Succeeded by | José Ordóñez |
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Born | (1770-06-25)25 June 1770 Vigo, Galicia, Spain |
Died | 19 May 1819(1819-05-19) (aged 48) Luján, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina |
Profession | Field marshal |
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