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Jorge Ibort y Casamayor ('El tío Jorge')

Also known as: Jorge Ibort y Casamayor ('El tío Jorge'); primary name: Ibort y Casamayor, Jorge
Details: individual; Spanish; Male
Life dates: 1755-1808
Biography: Popularly known as El tío Jorge (Uncle George), a farmer and mature man when he enrolled in the civilian defence of Saragossa from the Napoleonic invaders in 1808. Made a captain under the command of José Rebolledo de Palafox y Melci. Died of typhus in November 1808 and was elevated to the status of a hero. There is a park and statue dedicated to him in Saragossa.