See also:

• DON
• DON (anc. Tanais)

DON See also:

• MIGUEL, MARIA EVARIST (1802–1866)

MIGUEL See also:

• RICARDO, DAVID (1772-1823)

RICARDO DE See also:

• ALAVA
• DON MIGUEL RICARDO DE ALAVA (1770-1843)

ALAVA (1770-1843)  , See also:

• SPANISH

Spanish See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general and statesman, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at See also:

• VITTORIA

Vittoria in 1770 . He served first in the See also:

• NAVY

navy, and had risen to be See also:

• CAPTAIN (derived from Lat. ca put, head, through the Low Lat. capitanus)

captain of a See also:

• FRIGATE

frigate when he exchanged into the See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

army, receiving corresponding See also:

• RANK (O.Fr. rant or rent, mod. rang, generally connected with the O.E. and O.H.G. bring, a ring)

rank . He was See also:

• PRESENT

present as a marine at the See also:

• BATTLE

battle of See also:

• TRAFALGAR, BATTLE OF

Trafalgar on See also:

• BOARD (O. Eng. bord)

board the See also:

• FLAGSHIP

flagship of his See also:

• UNCLE

uncle See also:

• ADMIRAL

Admiral See also:

• ALAVA
• ALAVA, DON MIGUEL RICARDO DE (1770-1843)

Alava . In politics he followed a very devious course . At the See also:

• ASSEMBLY, UNLAWFUL

assembly of See also:

• BAYONNE

Bayonne in 18o8 he was one of the most prominent of those who accepted the new constitution from See also:

• JOSEPH
• JOSEPH, COMTE DE (1785-1870)
• JOSEPH, FATHER (FRANCOIS LECLERC DU TREMBLAY) (1577-1638)

Joseph See also:

• BONAPARTE

Bonaparte as See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king of See also:

• SPAIN
• SPAIN (Espana)

Spain . After the See also:

• NATIONAL

national rising against See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French aggression, and the defeat of General See also:

• DUPONT, PIERRE (1821-1870)

Dupont at Bailen in 18o8, Alava joined the national See also:

• INDEPENDENT

independent party, who were fighting in See also:

• ALLIANCE

alliance with the See also:

• ENGLISH

English . The Spanish See also:

• CORTES
• CORTES, HERNAN

Cortes appointed him See also:

• COMMISSARY (from Med. Lat. commissaries, one to whom a charge or trust is committed)

commissary at the English headquarters, and the See also:

• DUKE (corresponding to Fr. duc, Ital. duca, Ger. Herzog)

duke of See also:

• WELLINGTON
• WELLINGTON, ARTHUR WELLESLEY, 1ST DUKE OF (1769-1852)

Wellington, who regarded him with See also:

• GREAT

great favour, made him one of his aides-de-See also:

• CAMP (from Lat. campus, field)

camp . Before the See also:

• CLOSE
• CLOSE (from Lat. clausum, shut)
• CLOSE, MAXWELL HENRY (1822-1903)

close of the See also:

• CAMPAIGN

campaign he had risen to the rank of brigadier-general . On the restoration of See also:

• FERDINAND
• FERDINAND (1577-1650)
• FERDINAND (COLOGNE)
• FERDINAND (Span. Fernando or Hernando; Ital. Ferdinando or Ferrante; in O. H. Ger. Herinand, i.e. " brave in the host," from O. H. G. Heri, "army," A. S. here, Mod. Ger. Heer, and the Goth. nan]jan, " to dare ")
• FERDINAND, MAXIMILIAN KARL LEOPOLD MARIA

Ferdinand, Alava was See also:

• CAST (from the verb meaning " to throw "; the word is Scand. in origin, cf. Dan. kaste, and Swed. kasta; " cast " in Middle Eng. took the place of the A.S. weor pan, cf. Ger. werf en)

cast into See also:

• PRISON (derived through the Fr. from the Lat. prehensio, seizure)

prison, but the See also:

• INFLUENCE (Late Lat. influentia, from influere, to flow in)

influence of his uncle Ethenard,-ALAVA the inquisitor, and of Wellington secured his speedy See also:

• RELEASE (O.Fr. reles, variant of relais, from relaisser, to release, let go, Lat. relaxare)

release . He soon contrived to gain the favour of the king, who appointed him in 1815 See also:

• AMBASSADOR (also EMBASSADOR, the form sometimes still used in America; from the Fr. ambassadeur, with which compare Ital. ambasciatore and Span. embajador, all variants of the Med. Lat. ambassiator, ambassiator, ambasator, &c., derived from Med. Lat. amba

ambassador to the See also:

• HAGUE, THE (in Dutch, 's Gravenhage, or, abbreviated, den Haag; in Fr. La Haye; and in Late Lat. Haga Comitis)

Hague . It was therefore his remarkable See also:

• FORTUNE, ROBERT (1813-188o)

fortune to be present at the battle of See also:

• WATERLOO

Waterloo with Wellington's See also:

• STAFF (O. Eng. staef, cf. Du. staf, Ger. Stab, &c.; Icel. stafr meant also a written letter, and O. Eng. stafas, the letters of the alphabet; " stave," one of the thin pieces of wood of which a cask is made, is a doublet)

staff . He is supposed to have been the only See also:

• MAN
• MAN, ISLE OF (anc. Mona)

man who was present at both Waterloo and Trafalgar .

Four years later he was recalled owing, it is said, to the marked kindness he had shown to his banished See also:

• FELLOW

fellow-countrymen . On the breaking out of the revolution of 1820 he was chosen by the See also:

• PROVINCE
• PROVINCE (Lat. provincia; perhaps a contraction of providentia)

province of Alava to represent it in the Cortes, where he became conspicuous in the party of the Exaltados, and in 1822 was made See also:

• PRESIDENT (Fr. president, from Lat. praesidens, post-Augustan Lat. for praeses, director, ruler, from praesidere, to sit in front of, preside)

president . In the latter See also:

• YEAR

year he fought with the See also:

• MILITIA (Fr. milice, Ger. Miliz, from Lat. miles, soldier, militia, military service)

militia under Francisco Ballesteros and Pablo See also:

• MURILLO, BARTOLOME ESTEBAN (1617-1682)

Murillo to maintain the authority of the Cortes against the rebels . When the French invested See also:

• CADIZ
• CADIZ (Cadiz)
• CADIZ (in Lat. Gades, and formerly called Cales by the English)

Cadiz, Alava was commissioned by the Cortes to treat with the duc d'See also:

• ANGOULEME
• ANGOULEME, CHARLES DE VALOIS, DUKE OF (1573-1650)

Angouleme, and the negotiations resulted in the restoration of Ferdinand, who pledged himself to a liberal policy . No sooner had he regained See also:

• POWER [WILLIAM GRATTAN] TYRONE (1797-1841)

power, however, than he ceased to hold himself See also:

• BOUND, or BOUNDARY (from O. Fr. bonde, Med. Lat. bodena or butina, a frontier line)

bound by his promises, and Alava found it necessary to retire first to See also:

• GIBRALTAR

Gibraltar and then to See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England . On the See also:

• DEATH

death of Ferdinand he returned to Spain, and espousing the cause of Maria See also:

• CHRISTINA (1626–1689)
• CHRISTINA [MARIA CHRISTINA HENRIETTA DESIREE FELICITE RENIERE]

Christina against See also:

• DON
• DON (anc. Tanais)

Don See also:

• CARLOS, DON (1545-1568)
• CARLOS, DON (1788-1855)
• CARLOS, DON (CHARLES MARIA DE LOS DOLORES JUAN ISIDOR.E JOSEPH FRANCIS QUIRIN ANTONY MICHAEL GABRIEL RAPHAEL) (1848—1909)

Carlos was appointed ambassador to See also:

• LONDON

London in 1834 and to See also:

• PARIS
• PARIS (also called ALEXANDROS)
• PARIS, ALEXIS PAULIN (1800-x881)
• PARIS, BRUNO PAULIN GASTON (1839-1903)
• PARIS, FRANCOIS DE (169o-1727)
• PARIS, LOUIS PHILIPPE ALBERT
• PARIS, TREATIES OF (1814-1815)

Paris in 1835 . After the insurrection of La Granja he refused to sign the constitution of 1812, declaring himself tired of taking new oaths, and was consequently obliged to retire to See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France, where he died at Bareges in 1843 . Frequent and See also:

• HONOURABLE (Fr. honorable, from Lat. honorabilis, worthy of honour)

honourable mention of Alava is made in See also:

• NAPIER
• NAPIER, JOHN (1550-1617)
• NAPIER, SIR CHARLES (1786-1860)
• NAPIER, SIR CHARLES JAMES (1782-1853)
• NAPIER, SIR WILLIAM FRANCIS PATRICK (1785-1860)

Napier's See also:

• HISTORY

History of the See also:

• PENINSULAR

Peninsular See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

War, and his name is often met both in lives of the duke of Wellington and in his See also:

• CORRESPONDENCE
• CORRESPONDENCE (from med. scholastic Lat. correspondentia, corrcspondere, compounded of Lat. cum, with, and respond ere, to answer; cf. Fr. correspondance)

correspondence .