The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-07-09
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HAHsEL DELAooHCHA,

one Ol -Lno mo5t- CotcDrateQ CpanldrGl OF
his time, Whose death while Leading the
attack Of the Republican forces on Car
| list position at Eslella Is announced, vas
born ct Madrid in 1874. He was the son
of Captain Gencha, Of the, Spanish army.
who Was killed By the revolutionists ol
Buenos Ayres during the early STRUGGLES
Of the South Amsrican colonists aeaiust
the authority. Of Spain, His brother.
younger than he, General Jose de Ia Con-
cha. Marquis de Ia Hsbane, il now Cap
tain General of Cubs. ,~~. -. r...,s Z. :
Marshal Concha's first essays at tarms
were in the Spanish war Of Independence
against the Emperor Napoleon. In 1916
he accompanied the expedition under Es-
paTtero which was sent to South America
to suppress the revolt against Spain which
had broken ont IN the colonies. In 1924
after q service Of Ten y6afs, he returned to
Spain and Whea, . few years later the first
Don Carlos Waged 4ar against the regency
Of Maria Christina IN rdefence Of his claims
10 the-thfone, be took the field seainst
that Prince.- -zl1II 2 - b--s al1l
At tie al0ss of the iusurroction he was
elected TO the coEtss A. Deputy from Ca
dlz, aud II this capecitY be Joined the
Moderates. distihe dsshed himself as an
ardent supporter Of the sQussnsmcthet and
Of thu yoang QdSsi Isabella, and sEsrted
his lnfuenes II Tie dafsnna Of the Admin
istration of EApaEtera and subsequently,,
after the defeat Of the latter, of the Gov
eminent Of NarEaz. In June, 1e43, on
the occasion Of the inBurrection Of Sara
gossa, General COncha Ras placed in Mill
tary command OF Marcia and Of Valencia.
He defeated the rebels in bEief cam
paign, compelled the capitulation Of Sara
f.l
Of Queen Isabella. The Liberals Of Car.
tsgena again rose in insurrection in Feb
ruaTy, 1874, and again were suppressed
BY ConchaI who, IN consideration Of his
services, received the title Of Captain Gen.
eral of CGtGloniG following this revolt
the Carlists Of The province recommended
hostihties. Marshal Concha defeated them
however, and declared Don Carlos, rs well
the Prince Of the Asturlas, traitors to
Spain and outlaWs. 8 i--Ft1 go sz1
General Consha's next 6eld Of service
was in Portugal In 1647, in consequence
of the difhulties between Span and Por-
tugai Of that year Erising from g Portu-
gne8s instruction against the reignin0
dynasty, he crossed the frontier Of Fortu-
gal With an army Of 6 600 picked troOps
and occupied the town Of Operto. The
British heet, under Admiral Parker, Gs.
sisted in the capture Of The town from the
lnsuTrectlontsts- a~a es-r--rsz1 1913 -c-
General Concha owed to this exploit his
dignity of Marquis del Duero. In this
same year he accompanied Queen Maria
Christina to Paris, and On his return 10
to Spain continued to act in the Cortos
with the constitutional and eerserVatiVs
party. - ~ 49,. -.
Ia 1S49 be was again called on 10 per-
form military serVice. He went to ItaIy-
as second IN command Of q SpanIah corps
d'armee, which vas sent to that country
to aid IN the re-eafab blishmeat Of ths Pore
who had been exiled from Rome by the
revelations Of that and the preceding
year. Amer occupying T6Iracino be aeon
returned to Spain, and resumed the duties
Of his oHice As Captain General Of cstelo-
mia: ' -
Shortly after the young Queen IsabeiIa's
accession to the throne the tendency Of
hsr new 0oVenment Was such ss 10 alarm
many Of her oldrand indnential suppor-
teB: among otheTs General Concha. To-
ward the close Of 1858, therefore, IN COIN
mon with o Donnell, Gonzales Bravo, snd
other Sp anish statesmen, he issued a1 ad-'
dress calling for an immediaLs conzoc1tion
Of the eortsss- tts as sElied V the Ca.
nary Islands y eoneequence, and the rev
olution Of 1854 followed. General Con-
cha. hcWsveFS retired into France, and
from that country watched thu pr8gtssl
Of the revolution Speedily recalled to
Spain to take part ~ the lnsuIection he
command cf TIE tlonists VS. oferel
him by thgmsarsctiopaEy jpntss zdB ith
the ensuing enccess Of the instruction fol-
lowed the exile Of Maria Chrstena. the
fall Of NarVaez, her Minister. and the re-
satrance Of the 6dMiais stfa ten Of Espartss
ro.-s General Coachas raapsd nBR honors
from the specessful and principal part he
had played IN this Important political
drama. BE was re-esta6lisaed IN all his
old diSnities, and besides ~ 81 appointed
.Direetor.G Genefal of Artillery and fnally
Marshal. During the next tenor Twelve
years Conchs rose and fell with the duc-
tuating and changing tide ofSpGnish poll
tics. ~ When Espartero Was cgerthfoEr
in l646sby 3 ueo1p d 'etGt, and O Donnell, !
with whom O0ncka bad acted n khe Hat-
ter Of the famoua address Of 1858. snccea-
ed 70 power, all the titlss that had been
conferred on. the subject Of this sketch
we're retained 20 him, bat Whsn, later
GaEVaez assumed The rsina Of goVernment
Marshal ConchR lost hia honoTs and em-
oluments and Was compelled BY the Mar
Vasz Governments to retire altoge from
public affairs. - leso1s- $500 So A3laiH
The decisive year 1858, % pFeenGns With
events Of circumstances % Spain, found |
Marshal Concha, Queen lsabslls's PRIME l
Minister. he presided ct the last hours oi /
the monarchy n Spain for when the rsfoS
luton Of Sept Of that gear began 10 assume |
the DANGEROUS aspact which aftsrWards |
marked il Isabella called On the old war
rior and statesman to form a cabinet, /
whereof he should be president, and with /
which she hoped 70 say the troubles that
snvironed her throne. But ISahella2s obs /
stinacy destroyed- the only Chance ,ehe |
might have poss ssed to regain the Lost /
4 afections Of her people The ihsdrrection |
5proadE hnt ColiSa VA not ntill without |
hope OF ehecking it Il the Qussn would |
but return to Medrd and dismiss her mn ]
worthy faYorits, the 1nteudans Marlori. /
This TsabeilE refused 10 90, and then Mar |
shal Doncha sanght her out At San Ssbas-
tian, en- the frontier, and plsosd his nssie- |
nation In her hands, after having ordered |
all the esnmanders Of the garrison of Ma
drid to Enskosno further cppoaition 70 the !
popular movement. -scso 1sf = G-llac 4
Sines that period Manhal Coucha had
rarely Figured N contemporary Spanish
history. His advanced age induced him
10 seek repose, and II was only fs9 !
months ago Sthat-sansReling the call |
made on him b the sstelsF Government !
-he consented to emerge from his mac
ton to command the armies Of the repub.
ic against hIs Old Snsnnies, the Cariists, 4
7enerah Morionss having retired 8 lAiluls- !
MaTahGl Concha Was anan Esf greEt par
Ional courage, and was regarded aa the
ifst tacticlan of Spain. BE was the sem
or Marshal Of the Spanish army, and be
Iucceeded in that position By Mhfahal
serrano, his junior who is HoW seventy 4
.ight years old, or two years Youneer I
han the sturdy old soldier who, u bis
ightieth year, has Just died On the field Of
'attle. e r51ss g,as sicoS hEal sia2 ai5s |,
.,;-s.4 bgs .zsa l:si5 v5cald q e. &
.,~g - y - e ,Es.izo h
That unusual netSorogical visitor, q
emet, is now approaching the earth rsP-
div. and win be luminous and clearly vis- Il
BE to all about July Is. when It will have 1
ks.k u TIL Il