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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox officeholder Antonio Quintanilla (Pámanes, Spain; 1787 - † Almería, Spain; 1863) was a Spanish brigadier and Governor of Chiloé from 1820 to 1826. He was the last royalist to hold the position.[1]

Background

Quintanilla was the son of Francisco de Quintanilla and Teresa Herrera y Santiago, who were members of distinguished families in the Spanish region of Pámanes.[2] He was born November 14, 1787.[2]

He married Antonia Álvarez de Garay,[2] the daughter of Captain Francisco alvarez and Bartola Garay.[3]

Governor of Chiloé

As a governor of Chiloé, Quintanilla ordered in 1824 the construction of Fuerte Real de San Carlos.[4] He is also noted for defeating General Ramón Freire's first attempt to liberate Chiloé in 1825 after he dissolved the Chilean congress by force.[5] By January 1826, Quintanilla finally surrendered and became the last Spanish official to withdraw from Chile.[5] He came back to Spain and served as a brigadier of the Santander barracks then the deputy general of La Mancha police.

Quintanilla was the father of Antonio de Quintanilla Alvarez, a Spanish official given the Carlist title of Marquis de Quintanilla.[6]

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