Jorge Montt Álvarez

In this Creeperian name, the first or paternal surname is Montt and the second or maternal surname is Álvarez.

Adelantado Chief Admiral Jorge Montt Álvarez MIG ALG MNG FLS FDM
Jorge Montt Álvarez Montt Álvarez in 1849
1st Chief Admiral of Creeperopolis
In office 15 June 1833 – 1 May 1867
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	José Latorre Benavente
1st Captain General of Rakeo
In office 20 December 1838 – 1 May 1867
Monarch	Adolfo III
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Alexander Sandoval Ménjiva
Personal details
Born	Jorge Guillermo y José Montt y Álvarez 1 October 1790 San Salvador del Oeste, San Salvador del Oeste, State of the Church
Died	1 May 1867(1867-05-01) (aged 76) San Miguel de Martínez, Rakeo, Creeperopolis
Cause of death	Assassination
Spouse(s)	Melina Yagüe Rodríguez (m. 1817; his death 1867)
Children	7
Parents	Jorge Montt Guerrero (father) María Álvarez Galván (mother)
Alma mater	San Salvador Imperial Military Academy
Profession	Military, politician
Military service
Nickname(s)	El Sureño
Allegiance	Creeperopolis
Branch/service	Creeperian Navy
Years of service	1808–1867
Rank	Chief Admiral
Commands	Creeperian Navy
Battles/wars	Revolution of 1833 Creeperian conquest of Rakeo First Senvarian Insurgency

Jorge Guillermo y José Montt y Álvarez (Creeperian pronunciation: [xoɾˈxe gwiˈʎeɾ.mo i ˈxo.se mont ˈal.va.ɾez]; 1 October 1790 – 1 May 1867) was a Creeperian military officer and politician who served as the first Chief Admiral of the Creeperian Navy and as the first Captain General of Rakeo. He was assassinated by the Rakeoian Sovereignty Front in San Miguel de Martínez on 1 May 1867.

Early life

Jorge Guillermo y José Montt y Álvarez was born on 1 October 1790 in San Salvador del Oeste, State of the Church. His father was Jorge Armando y José Montt y Guerrero, a Captain in the Creeperian Navy, and his mother was María Annette Álvarez y Galván de Montt, a baker and vendor. He was the couple's only son and had three older sisters: María Ana Montt y Álvarez (1782–1855), Rosa Evelina Montt y Álvarez (1786–1868), and Cassandra Pamela Montt y Álvarez (1788–1834). When he was seven years old, Montt Álvarez's family moved from the State of the Church to Denshire in Jakiz, Creeperopolis.

Military service under Manuel IV

At the insistence of his father, Montt Álvarez enrolled in the San Salvador Imperial Military Academy in 1808 and became a military officer in the Creeperian Navy in 1812. Throughout his service under Emperor Manuel IV, he commanded ships, and later, fleets in the Senvarian Sea and had a remarkable career, significantly cracking down on piracy in the sea.

Military service under Adolfo III

By 1831, he had attained the rank of Vice Admiral, however, he had become to grow disillusioned with Manuel IV's reign, believing that he had began to turn his back on the Creeperian Catholic Church. Montt Álvarez was in San Salvador on 14 June 1833 when Adolfo III staged a revolution against Manuel IV, and he met with the new Emperor and negotiated himself a position of power.

On 15 June 1833, Adolfo III restructured the three branches of the Creeperian Armed Forces (Army, Navy, Imperial Guard). He established the positions of Supreme Caudillo, Chief Admiral, and Chief Guard, which would be the commanders of their respective branch. Adolfo III appointed Montt Álvarez as the first Chief Admiral of Creeperopolis.

Captain General of Rakeo

Montt Álvarez in 1857.

Personal life

El Capitán General, 1862.

Montt Álvarez married Melina María Yagüe y Rodríguez in 1817 and they had seven children:

• Concepción María Montt y Yagüe (1820–1888)
• María Fátima Montt y Yagüe (1822–1858)
• Jorge Alfonso Montt y Yagüe (1824–1883)
• Isabela Bertila Montt y Yagüe (1827–1892)
• Alberto Martín Montt y Yagüe (1830–1866)
• Gloria Consuela Montt y Yagüe (1833–1891)
• Adolfo Alexander Montt y Yagüe (1835–1886)

Assassination

A depiction of the assassination.

Main article: Assassination of Jorge Montt Álvarez

On 1 May 1867, while attending a play at the Antonio-Cylon Main Theater in San Miguel de Martínez, three assassins threw a Arjena bomb at Montt Álvarez while he was in his booth. The explosion killed Montt Álvarez and 22 other people, and injured a further 36. Immediately after the assassination, Josuo Havat, who was identified as having thrown the device was beaten to death by police officers at the scene. The two other assassins, Rajano Cevey and Ana Genati, were eventually arrested and publicly hanged in front of the theater on 5 May 1867.

In the subsequent months following the assassination, ethnic Rakeoians were attacked and often killed by Creeperans in retribution for the assassination. In some instances, policemen and soldiers were also involved in such attacks and killings. An estimated 500 to 1,000 Rakeoians were killed in May and June 1867 as a sort of anti-Rakeoian sentiment and revenge for the assassination. Montt Álvarez's successor as Captain General, Admiral Alexander Sandoval Ménjiva, did nothing to stop the attacks and killings.

Legacy

A statue of Montt Álvarez in San Miguel de Martínez.

Orders, awards, and decorations

Creeperopolis

• Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of Miguel the Great
• Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of Alfonso the Great
• Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of Manuel the Great
• Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of Felipe the Saint
• Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of Fidel the Martyr
• Order of the Crusaders' Cross, first class
• Order of the Golden Star's Cross, first class
• Star of the Imperial Navy (x2)
• Campaign Medal (x3)

Ancestry

Jorge Guillermo y José Montt y Álvarez

16. Jorge Montt Ortíz 8. Jorge Montt Duarte 17. Gloria Duarte Monterrosa 4. Jorge Montt Hernández 18. Augusto Hernández Cortéz 9. Isabela Hernández Hernández 19. María Hernández Jalisco 2. Jorge Montt Guerrero 20. Ronaldo Guerrero Huerta 10. Juan Guerrero Mena 21. Bertila Mena Navarro 5. Alexandra Guerrero Molina 22. Norberto Molina Pérez 11. Rubí Molina González 23. Alexandra González Nariño 1. Jorge Montt Álvarez 24. Pío Álvarez Bermúdez 12. Héctor Álvarez Melléndez 25. Julia Melléndez Santos 6. Fernando Álvarez Huerta 26. Orlando Huerta Obregón 13. Gloria Huerta Jiménez 27. Fátima Jiménez López 3. María Álvarez Galván 28. Sergio Galván Piñon 14. Martín Galván Pérez 29. Isabela Pérez Dávalos 7. Carolina Galván Molina 30. José Molina Casanova 15. María Molina Cortéz 31. Ana Cortéz Yagüe

See also

• Captain General of Rakeo
• Chief Admiral of Creeperopolis