Daniel Florencio O'Leary
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Daniel Florence O'Leary was a military general
and aide-de-camp
under Simón Bolívar
. He was born in Cork
, Ireland
; his father was Jeremiah O'Leary, a butter merchant. Unlike many of the Irish who fought for Bolívar in his many campaigns to win South American independence, O'Leary had not served in the Napoleonic Wars
.
In 1827 he married Soledad Soublette, the younger sister of General Carlos Soublette
, with whom he had nine children.
After Bolívar's death in 1830, O'Leary disobeyed orders to burn the general's personal documents. He spent much of the rest of his life organizing them, along with writing his own very extensive memoirs (spanning thirty-four volumes) of his time fighting in the revolutionary wars with Bolívar. He died in Bogotá, Colombia. He is buried in the National Pantheon of Venezuela.
General
A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
and aide-de-camp
Aide-de-camp
An aide-de-camp is a personal assistant, secretary, or adjutant to a person of high rank, usually a senior military officer or a head of state...
under Simón Bolívar
Simón Bolívar
Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios Ponte y Yeiter, commonly known as Simón Bolívar was a Venezuelan military and political leader...
. He was born in Cork
Cork (city)
Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
; his father was Jeremiah O'Leary, a butter merchant. Unlike many of the Irish who fought for Bolívar in his many campaigns to win South American independence, O'Leary had not served in the Napoleonic Wars
Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars were a series of wars declared against Napoleon's French Empire by opposing coalitions that ran from 1803 to 1815. As a continuation of the wars sparked by the French Revolution of 1789, they revolutionised European armies and played out on an unprecedented scale, mainly due to...
.
In 1827 he married Soledad Soublette, the younger sister of General Carlos Soublette
Carlos Soublette
Carlos Soublette was President of Venezuela 1837-1839 and 1843–1847, and a hero of the Venezuelan War of Independence....
, with whom he had nine children.
After Bolívar's death in 1830, O'Leary disobeyed orders to burn the general's personal documents. He spent much of the rest of his life organizing them, along with writing his own very extensive memoirs (spanning thirty-four volumes) of his time fighting in the revolutionary wars with Bolívar. He died in Bogotá, Colombia. He is buried in the National Pantheon of Venezuela.
See also
- Irish military diasporaIrish military diasporaThe Irish military diaspora refers to the many people of either Irish birth or extraction who have served in foreign military forces, regardless of rank, duration of service, or success....
- Irish regiments
External links
- Short biography on O'Leary from the Society for Irish Latin American StudiesSociety for Irish Latin American StudiesThe Society for Irish Latin American Studies was created in 2003 to study Ireland's role in Latin America.-History:It was founded on 1 July 2003 to promote the study of relations between Ireland and Latin American countries...
- Biography from Journal 2001 of the historical society BallingearyBallingearyBéal Átha an Ghaorthaidh is a village in the Shehy Mountains in County Cork, Ireland.The village is within the Gaeltacht and has an active Irish-language summer school, Coláiste na Mumhan...
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