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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish military officer
human
viceroy of New Spain
appointedBy Spanish Crown
authorityOver 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 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
New Spain
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Mexico City
New Spain
side Spanish Empire
startTime 1813
succeededBy Juan Ruiz de Apodaca

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