José Inácio de Abreu e Lima

José Inácio de Abreu e Lima
José Inácio de Abreu e Lima
	Abreu e Lima
Birth name	José Inácio de Abreu e Lima
Born	April 6, 1794; Recife, Captaincy of Pernambuco, Colonial Brazil
Died	August 3, 1869 (aged 75); Recife, Province of Pernambuco, Empire of Brazil
Allegiance	United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves; Gran Colombia
Conflicts	Venezuelan War of Independence; Battle of Carabobo; Bolívar's campaign to liberate New Granada; Battle of Boyacá; Peruvian War of Independence; Battle of Ayacucho;

José Inácio de Abreu e Lima (6 April 1794 — 8 March 1869) was a Brazilian military officer, politician, journalist and writer. Even though he was born in Brazil, he participated prominently in the Spanish American wars of independence. Because of this, he is known with greater notoriety as General Abreu y Lima for having been one of the generals of Simón Bolívar, one of the main leaders of the liberation of Hispanic America.