Brigadier General Joaquín Vara del Rey y Rubio

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Brigadier General Joaquín Vara del Rey y Rubio was a Spanish Army officer renowned for his staunch and heroic defense during the Spanish–American War, particularly noted for his actions at El Caney in 1898.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish Army officer ⓘ
brigadier general ⓘ
human ⓘ
allegiance Kingdom of Spain ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
battle Battle of El Caney ⓘ
burialPlace Cuba ⓘ
causeOfDeath killed in action ⓘ
conflict Spanish–American War ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1841-08-14 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1898-07-01 ⓘ
deathManner death in battle ⓘ
describedAs hero of El Caney ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup Spanish ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
hasCitizenship Spain ⓘ
hasHonor Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand ⓘ
hasRankAtDeath brigadier general ⓘ
historicalPeriod Spanish colonial period in Cuba ⓘ
knownFor heroic resistance against U.S. forces at El Caney ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish ⓘ
memorializedIn Spanish military historiography ⓘ
monuments in Spain ⓘ
militaryBranch Spanish Army ⓘ
militaryRole garrison commander at El Caney ⓘ
militaryUnit Spanish garrison at El Caney ⓘ
linked to: Battle of El Caney
notableEvent last stand at El Caney ⓘ
notableFor defense of El Caney ⓘ
occupation military officer ⓘ
parent Joaquín Vara del Rey y Pulido ⓘ
partOf Spanish forces defending Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
placeOfBirth Balearic Islands ⓘ
Ibiza ⓘ
linked to: Ibiza, Spain

Spain ⓘ
placeOfDeath Cuba ⓘ
El Caney ⓘ
near Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
posthumousAward Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand ⓘ
rank brigadier general ⓘ
relative Julio Vara del Rey ⓘ
serviceYears 19th century ⓘ
theatreOfOperations Caribbean ⓘ
Cuba ⓘ

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Battle of El Caney → commander → Brigadier General Joaquín Vara del Rey y Rubio ⓘ