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Gabino Gaínza

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Gabino Gaínza
1st Captain General of Central America
In office
5 January 1822 – 23 June 1822
MonarchAgustín I
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byVicente Filísola
1st Political Chief of Central America
In office
15 September 1821 – 5 January 1822
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Captain General of Guatemala
In office
9 March 1821 – 15 September 1821
Preceded byCarlos Luis de Urrutia
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Captain General of Chile
In office
19 July 1814 – 26 December 1814
Preceded byJuan Francisco Sánchez
Succeeded byMariano Osorio
Personal details
Born
Gabino Crispín Gaínza Fernández de Medrano

20 October 1753
Pamplona, Navarre
Died1829
Mexico
NationalitySpanish
Occupationmilitary and political
Military service
AllegianceArmy of Spain
RankMajor General, Brigadier of the Royal Armies, etc.

Gabino Crispín Gaínza Fernández de Medrano (20 October 1753 – 1829) captain-general of Guatemala (1821–1822). And 1st Captain General of Central America Born in Pamplona, Spain, Gaínza joined the military at the age of sixteen and served in various posts throughout South America for most of his adult life. He commanded the Spanish force that reconquered Chile in 1814.