Manuel Olaguer Feliú

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Olaguer and the second or maternal family name is Feliú.
Manuel Olaguer Feliú
Born(1759-12-27)27 December 1759
Ceuta, Spain
Died7 June 1824(1824-06-07) (aged 64)
A Coruña, Spain
Allegiance Spain
BranchSpanish Army
Service years1770–1824
RankField Marshal
Commands
Conflicts
Awards Gran Cross of San Hermenegildo
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Manuel Olaguer Feliú (27 December 1759 – 7 June 1824) was a Spanish military engineer known for his role in constructing and overhauling fortifications in Colonial Chile as well as his later participation in the Chilean and Peruvian wars of independence. Upon his return to metropolitan Spain he was promoted to the rank of Field Marshal and became the Captain General of Galicia.

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