He was born in Yermo in 1814, the first Marquess of Torrelavega. He died in Madrid in 1883. At the age of 19 he joined the Police officers' body of Corps. He took part in the whole first carlist war. He was hurt in the site of Bilbao and achieved " San Fernando's Cross ". In 1845 he was destined to the island of Cuba where he recovered different charges and was distinguished in the administrative organization and promotion of the Hospital of Cienfuegos's Charity. He returned to Spain in 1858 as a colonel. He was the field assistant of the general O'Donell in the war of Morocco, in which he reached the General's degree of Brigade. It was promoted to General of Division for his determined repression of the revolt of the gunners of Madrid in 1866. It helped to suffocate the republican movement of Andalucia.
After the death of
Fernando VII, Ceballos supported Isabel II and the regent Maria Cristina cause opposite the brother of the late king
Fernando, Carlos Maria Isidro. The country was one of the principal scenes of
the First Carlist War. Bilbao,
liberal and economic place, was a principal aim for the Carlists. The General
Tomás de Zumalacárregui tried to take the villa in 1835, though he failed and
was hurt in Begoña's surrounding areas, four days later to die in his natal
Cegama. On the following year, he resisted the second siege in which Baldomero
Espartero defeated the Carlists in Luchana's Battle. Ceballos took part in the north
front, playing an inmportant in 1836, he took part of his first military action
in the Army of Operations of the North under the orders of the Colonel at the
time, Ramon Castañeda, continuing later to Castrejana's action, where he was hurt.
In 1838 he took part in the
actions of Gandesa, Daroca and Morella; in 1843 in the site of Saragossa, after the siege, Miro took part in the contests
of Durango's
high places, the site of Morella, Cuitorres and Tower. Once the contest
finished Ceballos was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel the received Cross of 1 Class
of San Fernando's Royal and the Military Order on August 17, 1838, for the
assault of Tower Miro, being A Captain of the Provincial Regiment Laredo n º
19.
He was a commander in Chief of the Second
Body of the Army, general captain of the Basque
Provinces, general manager of Infantry, The Secretary
of the War of Cánovas and assistant of the king, who granted the Marquess's
title of Torrelavega to him. He possessed also, the Great Red Cross of the
Military merit and that of Gentleman of Carlos III. His shield of weapon
appears in the reed-mace of the church of Santa Maria of Barren, of whose last
restoration was a counselor. In March, 1876 he accompanied Alfonso XII to
visiting the hospitals that had been established in Santander
to attend the injured men in the civil war and on March 15 they displaced
Torrelavega in order the King knew the villa and for this province of Santander
he was a life Senator of the Senate of Spain. Half a year later, on October 24,
1876, it was granted to him.
Torrelavega
has, also labelled one of his streets with the name of this glorious personage,
which crosses the area of the estate that in his time was his lordly residence
and today eliminated to give step to modern urbanism. This street has his name
since on June 29, 1895.
Bibliography:
Archivo municipal de Torrlavega y libro de las 22 calles de Torrelavega
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Bibliography:
Archivo municipal de Torrlavega y libro de las 22 calles de Torrelavega
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