Sebastián Kindelán y O´Regan
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Sebastian Kindelán y O’Regan, also called Sebastián Kindelan y Oregón, (1763–1836) was a Spanish colonel of the Spanish Army
and governor of East Florida
(1812–1815), the Dominican Republic
(1818–1821) and Cuba
(1822–1823).
, Spain
. He was the son of Vicente Kindelan Luttrell of Lubrellitorn and Maria Francisca O’Regan. His father was an Irishman who settled in Spain and he held the positions of the Royal Army Brigadier
and military governor of Zamora. His mother came from Barcelona
but she probably descended of Irish. He had a brother, Juan O´Kindelan y O´Regan and a sister, Maria de la Concepcion Kindelan O´Regan. Kindelán y Oregón joined the Spanish Army
as a Cadet
on 18 November 1768. During this time he was a soldier of the infantry regiment of the square of Santiago de Cuba
. Later, he reached to colonel
. He commanded the "Regiment Joseph Napoleon".
in a very sensitive time for the situation of the island.
Some residents of Cuba reported through a expedient, dated February 19, 1804, the dangerous situation of island, yet that it was establishing a relationship of understanding between blacks, mulattos and whites French of Santo Domingo
-latter already was some twenty or twenty two thousand in the island and bought land in Cuba to settle- . In the expedient spoke of his atheism and they accused of leading a licentious life and dishonest and of be a bad example. But Kindelan defended the French and the said that they was peaceful people who had no intention of inciting a revolution as which took place in Santo Domingo. In a letter dated May 17, 1804, he left a record of the attacks on the British colonies by Privateers based in Cuba. He then requested a reassignment, and he was transferred to East Florida
on September 22, 1811. He was promoted to Brigadier
of Infantry
in December of this year.
In June 1812, Sebastian Kindelan y Oregon was officially named Royal Governor
of the Spanish part of Florida
. In those moments, groups of Georgians tried to capture Florida in 1812 and transferred to the United States. The Seminoles and their "vassals" blacks came to the aid of Spain. The Spanish governor Sebastian Kindelan, bet black militia members in the Seminole villages and heads Payne and Bowlegs accounted for this by sending some of his warriors to fight alongside the Spanish as a gesture of goodwill. Kindelan Governor expressed his satisfaction when the Chief Bowlegs took two hundred of his men to fight alongside the Spanish in the St. Johns River
, but he complained that every time the Seminoles captured a slave, a horse or anything else value, they left the field to try to secure the catch in their villages, so its use was only temporary. Like his predecessors, Gov. Kindelan used black translators, such as free mulatto militia Benjamin Wiggins and slave Tony Proctor, "the best translator of Indian languages in the province, to promote Spanish-Black alliance-India. Tony Proctor, in July 1812, traveled to the Seminole village of La Chua to meet with the head Payne, and he recruited and several hundred of his warriors to assist the Spanish. He left the position of Governor of la Florida in June 1815. In this year he served as Attaché
to the General officer Staff of Cuba, but on 12 August that same year was given the rank of Lieutenant
of King in Havana
. Three years later, in 1818, he was elected acting governor of the Dominican Republic
. As governor, he was faced with the Haitians who wanted to take over that region. On September 12, 1819 he was awarded the Grand Cross of San Fernando
, third class, for their efforts in Florida in 1813 to stop the American attacks in the colonie. He was also a Knight
of the Order of Santiago
. Kindelan y Oregon was replaced by Pascual Real in the Dominican government in 1821 prior to the occurrence of short-lived independence of the colony achieved by José Núñez de Cáceres
. The following year he was appointed Acting Captain General of Cuba to replace former Gov. Don Nicolás Mahy y Romo. He also was appointed on 19 July of that same year top political leader of Havana, a post he left the May 2, 1823. There is evidence that between 1824 and 1826 he was Marshal Field of the same army. He died in Cuba
in 1836.
Spanish Army
The Spanish Army is the terrestrial army of the Spanish Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is one of the oldest active armies - dating back to the 15th century.-Introduction:...
and governor of East Florida
East Florida
East Florida was a colony of Great Britain from 1763–1783 and of Spain from 1783–1822. East Florida was established by the British colonial government in 1763; as its name implies it consisted of the eastern part of the region of Florida, with West Florida comprising the western parts. Its capital...
(1812–1815), the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
(1818–1821) and Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
(1822–1823).
Early years
Sebastián Kindelán y Oregón was born the December 30, 1757 in CeutaCeuta
Ceuta is an autonomous city of Spain and an exclave located on the north coast of North Africa surrounded by Morocco. Separated from the Iberian peninsula by the Strait of Gibraltar, Ceuta lies on the border of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Ceuta along with the other Spanish...
, Spain
Spain
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. He was the son of Vicente Kindelan Luttrell of Lubrellitorn and Maria Francisca O’Regan. His father was an Irishman who settled in Spain and he held the positions of the Royal Army Brigadier
Brigadier
Brigadier is a senior military rank, the meaning of which is somewhat different in different military services. The brigadier rank is generally superior to the rank of colonel, and subordinate to major general....
and military governor of Zamora. His mother came from Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
but she probably descended of Irish. He had a brother, Juan O´Kindelan y O´Regan and a sister, Maria de la Concepcion Kindelan O´Regan. Kindelán y Oregón joined the Spanish Army
Spanish Army
The Spanish Army is the terrestrial army of the Spanish Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is one of the oldest active armies - dating back to the 15th century.-Introduction:...
as a Cadet
Cadet
A cadet is a trainee to become an officer in the military, often a person who is a junior trainee. The term comes from the term "cadet" for younger sons of a noble family.- Military context :...
on 18 November 1768. During this time he was a soldier of the infantry regiment of the square of Santiago de Cuba
Santiago de Cuba
Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city of Cuba and capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province in the south-eastern area of the island, some south-east of the Cuban capital of Havana....
. Later, he reached to colonel
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
. He commanded the "Regiment Joseph Napoleon".
Political career
In July 1798 he was appointed political and military governor of CubaCuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
in a very sensitive time for the situation of the island.
Some residents of Cuba reported through a expedient, dated February 19, 1804, the dangerous situation of island, yet that it was establishing a relationship of understanding between blacks, mulattos and whites French of Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...
-latter already was some twenty or twenty two thousand in the island and bought land in Cuba to settle- . In the expedient spoke of his atheism and they accused of leading a licentious life and dishonest and of be a bad example. But Kindelan defended the French and the said that they was peaceful people who had no intention of inciting a revolution as which took place in Santo Domingo. In a letter dated May 17, 1804, he left a record of the attacks on the British colonies by Privateers based in Cuba. He then requested a reassignment, and he was transferred to East Florida
East Florida
East Florida was a colony of Great Britain from 1763–1783 and of Spain from 1783–1822. East Florida was established by the British colonial government in 1763; as its name implies it consisted of the eastern part of the region of Florida, with West Florida comprising the western parts. Its capital...
on September 22, 1811. He was promoted to Brigadier
Brigadier
Brigadier is a senior military rank, the meaning of which is somewhat different in different military services. The brigadier rank is generally superior to the rank of colonel, and subordinate to major general....
of Infantry
Infantry
Infantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of combat arms, they are the backbone of armies...
in December of this year.
In June 1812, Sebastian Kindelan y Oregon was officially named Royal Governor
Royal governor
Royal governor is an informal term used to refer to a colonial or provincial Governor, or by extension a Governor-General or similar gubernatorial official, appointed by a king or other monarch....
of the Spanish part of Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. In those moments, groups of Georgians tried to capture Florida in 1812 and transferred to the United States. The Seminoles and their "vassals" blacks came to the aid of Spain. The Spanish governor Sebastian Kindelan, bet black militia members in the Seminole villages and heads Payne and Bowlegs accounted for this by sending some of his warriors to fight alongside the Spanish as a gesture of goodwill. Kindelan Governor expressed his satisfaction when the Chief Bowlegs took two hundred of his men to fight alongside the Spanish in the St. Johns River
St. Johns River
The St. Johns River is the longest river in the U.S. state of Florida and its most significant for commercial and recreational use. At long, it winds through or borders twelve counties, three of which are the state's largest. The drop in elevation from the headwaters to the mouth is less than ;...
, but he complained that every time the Seminoles captured a slave, a horse or anything else value, they left the field to try to secure the catch in their villages, so its use was only temporary. Like his predecessors, Gov. Kindelan used black translators, such as free mulatto militia Benjamin Wiggins and slave Tony Proctor, "the best translator of Indian languages in the province, to promote Spanish-Black alliance-India. Tony Proctor, in July 1812, traveled to the Seminole village of La Chua to meet with the head Payne, and he recruited and several hundred of his warriors to assist the Spanish. He left the position of Governor of la Florida in June 1815. In this year he served as Attaché
Attaché
Attaché is a French term in diplomacy referring to a person who is assigned to the diplomatic or administrative staff of a higher placed person or another service or agency...
to the General officer Staff of Cuba, but on 12 August that same year was given the rank of Lieutenant
Lieutenant
A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
of King in Havana
Havana
Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...
. Three years later, in 1818, he was elected acting governor of the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
. As governor, he was faced with the Haitians who wanted to take over that region. On September 12, 1819 he was awarded the Grand Cross of San Fernando
Grand Cross
The phrase Grand Cross is used to denote the highest grade in many orders of knighthood. Sometimes the holders of the highest grade are referred to "knights grand cross" or just "grand crosses"; in other cases the actual insignia itself is called "the grand cross".Alternatively, in some other...
, third class, for their efforts in Florida in 1813 to stop the American attacks in the colonie. He was also a Knight
Knight
A knight was a member of a class of lower nobility in the High Middle Ages.By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior....
of the Order of Santiago
Order of Santiago
The Order of Santiago was founded in the 12th century, and owes its name to the national patron of Galicia and Spain, Santiago , under whose banner the Christians of Galicia and Asturias began in the 9th century to combat and drive back the Muslims of the Iberian Peninsula.-History:Santiago de...
. Kindelan y Oregon was replaced by Pascual Real in the Dominican government in 1821 prior to the occurrence of short-lived independence of the colony achieved by José Núñez de Cáceres
José Núñez de Cáceres
José Núñez de Cáceres was a Dominican politician and writer. He was the leader of Dominican independence when Spain ruled the country and he was also the first person in the country to use literature as weapon of social protest and politics.- Early years :José Núñez de Cáceres y Albor was born on...
. The following year he was appointed Acting Captain General of Cuba to replace former Gov. Don Nicolás Mahy y Romo. He also was appointed on 19 July of that same year top political leader of Havana, a post he left the May 2, 1823. There is evidence that between 1824 and 1826 he was Marshal Field of the same army. He died in Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
in 1836.
Personal life
He married Ana Manuela Mozo de la Torre Garvey in the Cathedral of Santiago de Cuba on December 11, 1801 or 1803. The couple had six sons, Don Juan Kindelan Mozo de la Torre Garvey (that was born in Santiago de Cuba on September 8, 1806) Barbara Kindelan Mozo de la Torre Garvey. Vicente Kindelan Mozo de la Torre Garvey (1808–1877), Fernando Kindelan Mozo de la Torre Garvey (1808–1889), Maria de los Dolores Kindelan Mozo de la Torre Garvey (1810–1879) and Mariana Kindelan Mozo de la Torre Garvey (1810–1880)External links
- http://books.google.es/books?id=_c09EJgek50C&pg=PA263&lpg=PA263&dq=Florida+en+1812%E2%80%931815&source=bl&ots=MAfmUuJb6y&sig=SR6gMaWvKGQ9Wn6yRdA4-HKyd08&hl=es&ei=P8VeTcKlC4nKhAfh4uTADQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CD0Q6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=Florida%20en%201812%E2%80%931815&f=false Encyclopedia of the War of 1812.