Francisco Dionisio Vives

Who was Francisco Dionisio Vives?

Francisco Dionisio Vives Piñón was a Spanish General and Governor of Cuba.

Vives was born in Orán, Salta. He was Captain General of Cuba during 1823-1832, 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 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.

Military Life- In the early 1800s when Spain and France had a join treaty, Vives was commander of the first infantry of Cataluña. He Served in Etruria fighting Germany under the leadership of General Brunn.When Napoleon set his brother as king of Spain the Spanish troops that were back in Europe heard of the unrest of the nation in regards to the new king. Francisco Vives and his men reach Denmark and boarded British vessels arriving in Santander, Spain in 1808. In 1823 than King Fernando VII named Vives captain general of Cuba.