Jerónimo Girón-Moctezuma, Marquis de las Amarillas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Spanish general
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Place of Birth: Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
About Jerónimo Girón-Moctezuma, Marquis de las Amarillas
- Jerónimo Morejón Girón-Moctezuma, 3rd Marquis de las Amarillas, born 7 June 1741 at Málaga and died 17 October 1819 at Seville, became a general officer in the army of the Kingdom of Spain and commanded division-sized combat units during the War of the Pyrenees in 1793 and 1794.
- Though he attained high rank, he displayed limited military talent.
- Shortly after succeeding to the top command of the Army of Catalonia, he was dismissed for blunders made on the battlefield.
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