Antonio de Quintanilla

Antonio Quintanilla (Pámanes, Spain; 1787 - † Almería, Spain; 1863) was a Spanish brigadier and Governor of Chiloé from 1820–1826. He was the last royalist to hold the position.[1]

Antonio de Quintanilla
Royal Governor of Chiloé
In office 1820–1826
Monarch	Ferdinand VII
Preceded by	Ignacio María Justiz y Urrutia
Personal details
Born	1787 Pámanes, Spain
Died	1863 Almería, Spain
Military service
Allegiance	Spain
Rank	Brigadier
Battles/wars	Chilean War of Independence Battle of Yerbas Buenas Battle of San Carlos Siege of Chillán Battle of El Roble Battle of Rancagua Battle of Chacabuco Battle of Agüi

Background

Quintanilla was the son of Francisco de Quintanilla and Teresa Herrera y Santiago, who were members of distinguished families in the Spanish region of Pámanes.[2] He was born November 14, 1787.[2]

He married Antonia Álvarez de Garay,[2] the daughter of Captain Francisco alvarez and Bartola Garay.[3]

Governor of Chiloé

As a governor of Chiloé, Quintanilla ordered in 1824 the construction of Fuerte Real de San Carlos.[4] He is also noted for defeating General Ramón Freire's first attempt to liberate Chiloé in 1825 after he dissolved the Chilean congress by force.[5] By January 1826, Quintanilla finally surrendered and became the last Spanish official to withdraw from Chile.[5] He came back to Spain and served as a brigadier of the Santander barracks then the deputy general of La Mancha police.

Quintanilla was the father of Antonio de Quintanilla Alvarez, a Spanish official given the Carlist title of Marquis de Quintanilla.[6]

References

1. Cruz, Juan Luis Ossa Santa (2014). Armies, Politics and Revolution: Chile, 1808-1826. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. p. 214. ISBN 9781781381328.
2. Marín, Manuel Torres (1985). Quintanilla y Chiloé: la epopeya de la constancia (in Spanish). Santiago: Andres Bello. pp. 2, 86.
3. Harriet, Fernando Campos (1976). Los Defensores del Rey, Segunda Edicion (in Spanish). Santiago: Andres Bello. p. 275.
4. Sahady Villanueva, Antonio; Bravo Sánchez, José; Quilodrán Rubio, Carolina (2011). "Fuertes españoles en Chiloé: las huellas de la historia en medio del paisaje insular". Revista INVI. 73 (26): 133–165. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
5. Collier, Simon; Sater, William (2004). A History of Chile, 1808-2002, Second Edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 49. ISBN 0521827493.
6. Marín, Manuel Torres (1985). Quintanilla y Chiloé: la epopeya de la constancia (in Spanish). Santiago: Andres Bello. p. 87.

Government offices
Preceded by Ignacio María Justiz y Urrutia	Royal Governor of Chiloé 1820-1826	Succeeded by None