Facts: - death place: madrid - caption: a the act of refusing his orders from the junta and statue resolving to fight the french of daoiz in seville showing him in - placeofburial coordinates: 40.41638 -3.692887 monumento a los caidos por espana - birth name: luis juan de la soledad daoiz torres gonzaga guillermo escolastica manuel jose joaquin ana y - battles: ceuta , war of roussillon -lrb- 1794 -rrb- , anglo-spanish war -lrb- -lrb- 1796 -- 1808 -rrb- , peninsular war -lrb- 1807 1790 -rrb- , dos de mayo uprising -lrb- 1808 -rrb- -rrb- , oran -lrb- 1791 -rrb- - death date: 02 may 1808 - allegiance: spain - placeofburial: monumento a los caidos por espana , madrid - birth date: 10 february 1767 - serviceyears: 1782 -- 1808 - name: luis daoiz y torres - branch: artillery - unit: royal regiment of artillery , 3rd seville artillery - image: estatua daoiz 001.jpg - birth place: number 70 calle del horno , seville - rank: captain Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of luis daoiz y torres .
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'' this name uses spanish naming customs ; the first or paternal family name is daoiz and the second or maternal family name is torres .luis daoiz y torres -lrb- seville , 10 february 1767 -- madrid , 2 may 1808 -rrb- was a spanish artillery officer and one of the leaders of the dos de mayo uprising that signalled the start of the spanish war of independence .daoiz 's surname is derived from the town of aoiz in navarre and he was descended from a long line of spanish gentry with soldiering associations dating to the reconquista .daoiz 's great grandfather married the daughter of the count of miraflores de los angeles and daoiz spent much of his early life in palaces owned by the family .he was born in seville and , after receiving a catholic education , trained at the royal school of artillery in segovia .daoiz saw action against the moors in spanish north africa , where he was commended for his bravery and promoted to lieutenant .he also served against the french in the short-lived war of the roussillon where he was captured .after refusing to serve in the french army , he was imprisoned .after his release he served on secondment to the spanish navy during the anglo-spanish war , participating in the defence of cadiz and on convoy duty to the americas , for which he was rewarded with promotion to captain .he tired of the sea and rejoined his artillery regiment .his subsequent duties included assisting in the manufacture of new guns for the horse artillery , attending the signing of the treaty of fontainebleau with france and participating in the 1807 invasion of portugal .he returned to madrid in 1808 and was a leader of the dos de mayo uprising in which he assisted civilians resisting french efforts to remove the royal family from spain .his defence of the barracks at monteleon was the only action that day in which the spanish army fought the french and , although ultimately unsuccessful , it inspired the spanish war of independence .he died in the fighting and has been commemorated as a...