Antonio Fominaya

Antonio Fominaya
Antonio Fominaya
Born	3 November 1769
Died	???
Place of birth	Mollet del Vallès, Kingdom of Spain
Place of death	Cúcuta, Gran Colombia
Allegiance
Years of service	1789–1820
Rank	General of division
Commands held	Spanish Army
Battles/wars	Ecuadorian War of Independence Battle of Pichincha; Napoleonic Wars Spanish reconquest of New Granada; ;

Antonio Fominoya (born in Mollet del Vallès, Spain, in 1769) was a military Spanish, governor of Socorro and participant in the Ecuadorian War of Independence and in the Spanish reconquest of New Granada.^[1]

Biography[]

He was born in the town of Moreto on November 3, 1769, his parents were José Fominaya and Tomasa García; Since he was little he had a strong attachment to military life, so after making the selection, he entered the Corps Guard in 1789. He was transferred to America, where he was surprised by the Napoleonic invasion of Spain, was tasked with crushing patriot uprisings throughout Colombia, defeating patriots like Antonio Galán in the process.

But the royalist troops prevailed, so Fominoya was sent with his body to support the president of Quito Melchor Aymerich, when a rebellion broke out in Quito, the president ordered the colonel with 500 men to advance and destroy the rebels, the colonel advances but is defeated in the Battle of Camino Real, so the Guayaquil rebels advance towards Quito, the president then responding to Morillo's request to send an ambassador from Quito, since Colombia had fallen under the power of the patriots in the Battle of Boyacá, for which reason Fominoya traveled to Venezuela the following year to discuss with Simón Bolívar a peace treaty. After this he would travel to Cúcuta where he announced his return to Spain.

He probably died before reaching Spain as this is the last mention of him.

References[]

↑ Costales Samaniego, A., & Dolores, C. P. (2008). Insurgentes and Realistas, the Quito Revolution and Counterrevolution, 1809-1822.

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[1] Costales Samaniego, A., & Dolores, C. P. (2008). Insurgentes and Realistas, the Quito Revolution and Counterrevolution, 1809-1822.

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