Manifiesto a los españoles y compañeros de armas del Mariscal de Campo de los reales ejercitos Sir Juan Downie..
Downie, John,1777-1826.
Sevilla: : Imprenta de D. José Hidalgo y Compaňia.,
Aňo de 1823..
Sir John Downie, originally from Stirlingshire in Scotland, pursued a career in the British army, initially in the West Indies, then in Portugal and Spain in the Peninsular War against the French. After the War, Downie was promoted to the post of major general in the Spanish army and placed in command of the Alcazar royal palace and fortress in Seville, a post he held until his death in 1826. He supported the absolutist party of king Fernando VII against the liberals. The present text is a summary of his services to the Spanish crown. He was arrested by the liberals and imprisoned at Cadiz, but released in 1823 when the absolutists gained ascendancy. This text appeared again in an 1887 biography of Downie published in Madrid.
Downie, John, 1777-1826.
Spain Seville.