Jorge Montt Álvarez
Jorge Montt Álvarez | |
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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 San Miguel de Martínez, Rakeo, Creeperopolis | (aged 76)
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.
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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.
Invasion of Rakeo
Captain General of Rakeo
Personal life
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
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
Orders, awards, and decorations
- 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
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