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    Alejandro O'Reilly, 1st Count of O'Reilly, KOA (Spanish pronunciation: [aleˈxandɾo oˈrejli]; October 24, 1723 in Baltrasna, County Meath, Ireland – March...
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  • Naif, Palestinian footballer Alejandro Obregón, Colombian painter, muralist, sculptor, and engraver Alejandro O'Reilly, Irish-born Spanish governor of...
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    People with the surname O'Reilly include: Alejandro O'Reilly (1722–1794), second Spanish governor of colonial Louisiana Andreas O'Reilly (1742–1832), Irish-born...
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    military officers and colonial officials in Spanish service, such as Alejandro O'Reilly, were sent to Puerto Rico, further boosting the Irish community in...
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    battlements protected the city along the Atlantic.: 52–55  In 1765, Alejandro O'Reilly, Inspector General of Cuba, and Colonel Tomás O'Daly, San Juan Chief...
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    officially declared war in 1775, launching an ill-fated invasion led by Alejandro O'Reilly that was repelled with significant losses, despite support from Tuscan...
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    leave New Orleans and return to Spain, but his replacement, General Alejandro O'Reilly, was able to crush the rebellion, execute five of its ringleaders...
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    Louisiane to Spain, Joseph was sentenced to death by Spanish Governor Alejandro O'Reilly, who was sent by King Charles III to suppress a local revolt. Joseph...
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    erupted, largely fueled by the settlers' displeasure with the governor. Alejandro O'Reilly, the second governor, successfully suppressed the uprising. Soon after...
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    he surrendered to a force of British besiegers. Unzaga accompanied Alejandro O'Reilly to New Orleans in 1769 to put down the Rebellion of 1768 by French...
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  • as Field Marshal Alejandro O'Reilly and Colonel Tomas O'Daly were sent to the island to revamp the capital's fortifications. O'Reilly was later appointed...
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  • Ulloa, in the Louisiana Rebellion of 1768. Alejandro O'Reilly, an Irish émigré, suppressed the rebellion. O'Reilly made good Spain's title by occupancy by...
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    began the conquest of Algeria in 1830. Bombardment of Algiers (1816) Alejandro O'Reilly Sir John Acton, 6th Baronet Algerian arab manuscript, Al Zahra al...
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  • Nobleman who fought for the Russian Empire in the Russo-Turkish War. Alejandro O'Reilly 1722–1794 1762–1794  Spain An Irish Jaboite who left Ireland during...
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  • of the island’s militia implemented by Field Marshal Alejandro O'Reilly in 1765. Alejandro O'Reilly was born in Ireland, but spent much of his life as a...
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    about 100 families, mostly French, were living in the post. Don Alejandro O'Reilly, Spanish governor of Louisiana, issued a land ordinance to allow settlers...
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    Rebellion of 1768. After the arrival of a replacement Spanish governor Alejandro O'Reilly, Aubry reportedly provided him with the names of some of the conspirators...
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    in the Spanish-Tuscan Invasion of Algiers along with Irish general Alejandro O'Reilly. Concerning the calamitous disembarkation in which the Spanish were...
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    west of the Mississippi, including nominally in Louisiana. In 1769, Alejandro O'Reilly, the first Spanish governor to rule successfully in West Louisiana...
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    to Algiers. In 1775 the Irish-born admiral of the Spanish Empire Alejandro O'Reilly led an expedition to subdue pirate activity in the Mediterranean....
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    vicinity. More cattlemen would follow after 1770, when Spanish Gov. Alejandro O'Reilly decreed that "a grant of 42 arpents [35 acres] in front by 42 in depth...
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    Bolea Manuel Rojo Simón y Salazar Juan de Prado Pedro de Cevallos José de Velasco Alejandro O'Reilly Luis de Velasco Gutierre de Hevia Simón y Salazar...
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    Caribbean to review the defenses of the area. Alejandro O'Reilly was sent to Puerto Rico in 1765. O'Reilly recommended many reforms, several of which were...
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    was completely restructured. A report on the island was created by Alejandro O'Reilly, which provided the basis for the changes. A new emphasis was placed...
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  • population who erupted in protests and consequently, the Spanish Governor, Alejandro O'Reilly, expelled the Monsantos and other Jews from New Orleans for their...
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    two months later, when a newly appointed Captain General of Cuba, Alejandro O'Reilly, arrived to re-establish Spanish rule. Spain agreed to cede Florida...
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    slaves were subject to more shipboard diseases owing to overcrowding. Alejandro O'Reilly re-established Spanish rule in 1768, and issued a decree on December...
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    the Governor of Spanish Louisiana, Irish-born soldier of fortune Alejandro O'Reilly sails into the French fort of La Balize with 21 Spanish ships, along...
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    6 March 1794, and Spanish success died with him. Captain General Alejandro O'Reilly died ten days after the man whom he was to succeed, and Luis Firmin...
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    Christoval came to Spanish Louisiana in the service of the governor Alejandro O'Reilly, who started his tenure in 1769. Manuel had at least one elder brother...
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