Francisco Dionisio Vives (b. in Orán, Salta

Orán, Salta

San Ramón de la Nueva Orán is a city in the north-west of the , about 270 km from the provincial capital, Salta...

, 1755; d. in Madrid

Madrid

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,
1840) was a Spanish

Spain

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 general and governor of Cuba. He was captain general of Cuba

Captaincy General of Cuba

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 in 1824,
when all Spanish possessions on the American
continent had become independent. He had then but
few troops under his command, but managed to
maintain order and preserve the island of Cuba

Cuba

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for Spain without troubles or any sort of violence.
In recognition of his valuable services to the mother
country, the government rewarded him with high
honors, among them the title of Count of Cuba.