Francisco Castillo Fajardo, 2nd Marquis of Villadarias (17 December 1642 – c. 1716 ) was a Spanish military officer and nobleman.
5-408: Francisco Castillo may refer to: Francisco Castillo Fajardo, Marquis of Villadarias (1642–1716), Spanish general Francisco Castillo Nájera (1886–1954), Mexican diplomat Francisco Castillo (footballer) (born 1985), Chilean footballer Francisco Castillo (water polo) (1921–1997), Spanish water polo player [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
10-461: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Francisco Castillo Fajardo, Marquis of Villadarias Fajardo was the only son of Maria Muñoz y Ruiz and Antonio Arias Castillo Fajardo Maldonado, who was given the title of Marquis of Villadarias as a posthumous award for his other son, who was killed in Flanders in 1690. As it was Fajardo who
15-674: The Straits of Gibraltar to become the captain-general of the southern tip of Iberia known as Andalucia . In 1702, during the War of the Spanish Succession , he defended Cadiz successfully against an Anglo-Dutch fleet under the command of George Rooke in the Battle of Cadiz . From June to July 1704 he invaded Portugal and conquered Castelo de Vide and Marvão . During 1704–1705 he unsuccessfully tried to recapture Gibraltar from
20-412: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Francisco_Castillo&oldid=1138117751 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
25-516: Was the first person to officially use the title when he inherited the honour in 1699. In 1693 he unsuccessfully defended Charleroi against the French, becoming Capitán General de Guipúzcoa in 1696. In 1698 he successfully defended Oran against the Ottomans. In the same year he became the governor of the small Spanish territory of Ceuta on the north African coast. In 1702 he had to travel across
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