Francisco de Longa

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Anchia and the second or maternal family name is Urquiza.
Francisco de Longa
Portrait of Francisco de Longa by Miguel Parra Abril, c. 1827–1828 (Museum of Fine Arts of Valencia)
Born10 April 1783
Bolívar, Vizcaya, Spain
Died21 December 1831(1831-12-21) (aged 48)
Valencia
RankLieutenant general
Conflicts

Francisco Tomás de Anchia y Urquiza (1783–1831) was a Spanish military commander. Better known as Francisco de Longa, he first saw action during the Peninsular War as a guerrilla leader, eventually becoming incorporated into the regular army, promoted to lieutenant general and being appointed captain general of Old Castile (1825) and captain general of Valencia and Murcia (1827).


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