MILITARY PERSONNEL

Tomás de Zumalacárregui

1788 - 1835

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Tomás de Zumalacárregui e Imaz (Basque: Tomas Zumalakarregi Imatz; 29 December 1788 – 24 June 1835), known among his troops as "Uncle Tomás", was a Spanish Basque officer who led the Carlist faction as Captain general of the Army during the First Carlist War. He was occasionally nicknamed the "Wolf of the Amezcoas", making reference to his famous military victory in the region of Navarre. Zumalacárregui is popularly credited as the inventor of the Spanish omelette (or tortilla de patatas), which he may have elaborated during the Siege of Bilbao. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Tomás de Zumalacárregui is the 1,684th most popular military personnel (down from 1,347th in 2024), the 1,348th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,029th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Spanish Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Tomás de Zumalacárregui ranks 1,684 out of 2,058. Before him are Richard O'Connor, Jean-Baptiste Marchand, Franciszek Kleeberg, Tang Enbo, Aleksandr Baryatinsky, and Vladimir Tributs. After him are Miguel Grau Seminario, J. Lawton Collins, Thomas Gage, Ma Zhongying, Nikolay Shchors, and Alexander Gorbatov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1788, Tomás de Zumalacárregui ranks 51. Before him are Margaret Taylor, Hugh Clapperton, Gheorghe Asachi, Edwin Atherstone, Kikuchi Yōsai, and Mikhail Shchepkin. After him are Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet, Carl Ludwig Christian Rümker, Adoniram Judson, Károly Kisfaludy, William Henry Smyth, and Charles Robert Cockerell. Among people deceased in 1835, Tomás de Zumalacárregui ranks 25. Before him are Archduke Anton Victor of Austria, Gian Domenico Romagnosi, Jan Rustem, Princess Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Sally Hemings, and Rain-in-the-Face. After him are Ivan Martos, Leopoldo Nobili, Wenzel Müller, Thomas Hardwicke, Gilbert Thomas Burnett, and Juan Ruiz de Apodaca, 1st Count of Venadito.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Tomás de Zumalacárregui ranks 1,348 out of 3,355. Before him are Urraca Sánchez of Pamplona (910), Juan García Oliver (1901), Fernando Trueba (1955), Marco Asensio (1996), Iago Aspas (1987), and Miquel Crusafont i Pairó (1910). After him are Francisco Villota (1873), Antonio Puchades (1925), Delio Rodríguez (1916), Gerardo Diego (1896), Valeriano Weyler (1838), and Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou (1974).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Spain

Among military personnels born in Spain, Tomás de Zumalacárregui ranks 34. Before him are José Millán-Astray (1879), Juan Modesto (1906), Juan Martín Díez (1775), Berenguer de Palou II (1101), Fidel Dávila Arrondo (1878), and Francisco Ascaso (1901). After him are Valentín González (1904), and José de Palafox y Melci, 1st Duke of Zaragoza (1775).

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