Francisco Castillo Fajardo, (Málaga, december 17 1642 – 1716), second marquis of Villadarias , was a Spanish military. Málaga is a port city in Andalucia, southern Spain, on the Costa del Sol coast of the Mediterranean. ... Events January 4 - Charles I attempts to arrest five leading members of the Long Parliament, but they escape. ... // Events August 5 - In the Battle of Peterwardein 40. ...

Service Record

1693: defended Charleroi unsuccesfully against the French. Charleroi (Walloon: Tchålerwè) is a city and a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ...

1698: defended Oran succesfully against the Ottomans. Oran (population 700,000) (Arabic: ولاية وهران ) is a city in northwest Algeria, situated on the Mediterranean Sea coast. ...

1702 : captain-general of Andalucia. Motto: Dominator Hercules Fundator Andaluc a por s , para Espa a y la humanidad (Andalusia for herself, for Spain, and for humanity) Capital Seville Area  - total  - % of Spain Ranked 2nd 87 268 km 17,2% Population  - Total (2003)  - % of Spain  - Density Ranked 1st 7 478 432 17,9% 85,70...

1702: defended Cadiz succesfully against a British-Dutch fleet under the command of George Rooke in what was called the Battle of Cádiz (1702) . This article is about the Spanish city. ... Admiral Sir George Rooke, 1650–1709 by Michael Dahl, painted c. ...

1704, June-July : invaded Portugal and conquered Castelo de Vide , Portalegre , Castelo Branco and Marvão. Portalegre is a city in Portugal. ... District Castelo Branco Mayor   - Party Joaquim Morão Lopes Dias PS Area 1 439. ...

1704-1705 : tried to recapture Gibraltar from the British, until he was replaced on february 8, 1705 by the French Marshal de Tessé, who gave up the siege and retired.

1710 : commander of the Bourbon army in Cataluña, where he lost the Battle of Almenara. After this battle he was replaced by the marquis de Bay.

1713 : captain-general of Valencia. The Hemispheric at the Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències by Santiago Calatrava, Valencia, Spain. ...