Félix María Calleja

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Félix María Calleja was a Spanish military officer and viceroy of New Spain known for leading harsh royalist campaigns to suppress the Mexican War of Independence.

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Félix María Calleja canonical 10
Félix María Calleja del Rey 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish military officer
human
viceroy of New Spain
appointedBy Crown of Spain
surface form: Spanish Crown
authorityOver Viceroyalty of New Spain
surface form: New Spain
birthDate 1753-11-01
birthPlace Kingdom of Spain
Medina del Campo
causeOfFame role as leading royalist commander in Mexico
conflict Mexican War of Independence
countryOfCitizenship Spain
deathDate 1828-07-24
deathPlace Spain
Valencia
endTime 1816
ethnicGroup Spanish
familyName Calleja
genre colonial military governance
givenName Felix
surface form: Félix
hasGender male
historicalPeriod early 19th century
late 18th century
ideology royalism
knownFor defeat of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla's insurgent forces
repression of insurgent strongholds in central Mexico
languageSpoken Spanish
militaryBranch Spanish Army
militaryRank general
movement Spanish colonial rule in New Spain
notableEvent capture and execution of insurgent leaders after the Battle of Puente de Calderón
notableFor harsh royalist campaigns against Mexican insurgents
notableWork suppression of the Mexican War of Independence
occupation colonial administrator
soldier
partOf Bourbon monarchy administration in New Spain
policy centralization of royal authority in New Spain
severe measures against insurgent sympathizers
positionHeld viceroy of New Spain
precededBy Francisco Javier Venegas
regionOfActivity Mexico
Viceroyalty of New Spain
surface form: New Spain
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Mexico City
Viceroyalty of New Spain
surface form: New Spain
side Spanish Empire
startTime 1813
succeededBy Juan Ruiz de Apodaca

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Mexican War of Independence royalistCommander Félix María Calleja
Siege of Cuautla commander Félix María Calleja
Battle of Calderón Bridge commander Félix María Calleja
Viceroy of New Spain officeHeldBy Félix María Calleja
Calleja hasNotableBearer Félix María Calleja
Spanish royalists notableCommander Félix María Calleja
royalist army under Félix María Calleja commander Félix María Calleja
this entity surface form: Félix María Calleja del Rey
Calleja’s reputation as a royalist commander increased refersTo Félix María Calleja
this entity surface form: Félix María Calleja del Rey
Spanish royalist army notableCommander Félix María Calleja
Sitio de Cuautla hasCommander Félix María Calleja
Battle of Aculco commandedBy Félix María Calleja
this entity surface form: Félix María Calleja del Rey
Battle of Aculco royalistLeader Félix María Calleja
this entity surface form: Félix María Calleja del Rey