Francisco José de Ovando, 1st Marquis of Ovando
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Don Francisco José de Ovando Marquis of Brindisi |
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| Governor-General of the Philippines | |
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In office July 20, 1750 – July 1754 |
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| Monarch | Philip V |
| Prime Minister | Marquis of Ensenada |
| Preceded by | Juan de Arrechederra |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Manuel de Arandía |
| Royal Governor of Chile | |
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In office June 28, 1745 – March 26, 1746 |
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| Monarch | Philip V |
| Prime Minister | Marquis of Ensenada |
| Preceded by | José Manso de Velasco |
| Succeeded by | Domingo Ortíz de Rosas |
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| Born | 1693 Caceres, Spain |
| Died | December 9, 1755 (aged 61–62) At sea, Spain |
| Profession | Brigadier General |
| Religion | Catholic |
Francisco José de Ovando y Solís Rol de La Cerda, 1st Marquis of Brindisi (Spanish: Francisco José de Ovando y Solís Rol de La Cerda, primer Marqués de Brindisi) (c. 1693 – December 9, 1755) was a Spanish soldier who served as governor of Chile.
Francisco José de Ovando was born in the city of Caceres in Extremadura. In 1710, at the age of seventeen, he joined the Spanish Army as a cadet, and in 1717 he transferred to the naval infantry, as a member of which he participated in the capture of Sicily in July 1718, during the War of the Quadruple Alliance.
After a period of several years in which he returned to administrative work within the Spanish Army, he returned to the navy in 1728 as a lieutenant in charge of the frigate Génova. Two years later, he was commissioned to study naval construction at Cádiz. In 1731, he was given the command of the frigate Guipúzcoa, which as part of the fleet under Admiral Cornejo, took part in the attack to Livorno.
He was promoted to Captain in 1733 and took command of the frigate Galga, which as part of the fleet of the Marquis of Clavijo captured Naples during the War of the Polish Succession. In 1734 he was sent to capture the castle of Brindisi near Tarento. In that opportunity, he personally landed and led a force composed of 200 men from his ship and 100 naval infantry to capture the fortress. After the battle he sailed back to Naples, where he was personally congratulated by the Infante Don Carlos for his outstanding valor and performance in battle, and was rewarded with the title of Marquis of Brindisi (in most literature he appears credited as Marquis of Ovando, which is simply a corruption of his title and his last name), was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and was given the command of the Man-of-war El León, of seventy cannons.
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