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- Gaspar de Jauregui y Jauregui was born in Urretxu, Gipuzkoa, on September 15, 1791, to Miguel de Jauregui and Escol\u00e1stica Jauregui Izaguirre. Little is known about his life before the Peninsular War<\/a> (also known as the War of Independence in Spain) when, in 1807, Napoleon<\/a> and his forces invaded Spain. It is thought that he tended farm animals, as implied by his nickname Artzaya<\/em>, or The Shepherd. However, there was evidence that he was a postal worker.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- In 1809, Jauregui volunteered for a Gipuzkoan regiment. By 1810, he had become an officer, Second Lieutenant of infantry. He quickly rose in the ranks and only a few years later, in 1812, he was a Commander. He retired at the end of the war with the rank of Colonel in 1814. However, his career stalled at that point, possibly because of his liberal politics. It wasn’t until the First Carlist War which started in 1834 that he again saw military recognition, joining as Brigadier and reaching Field Marshall only a few years later.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Jauregui is most widely known for his guerrilla activities during the Peninsular War. In 1809, he joined the rebel groups in Nafarroa against Napoleon. He transformed the irregular guerrillas into an effective troops, which allowed him to undertake larger actions against the invaders. During these attacks, his horse was shot from underneath him at least twice and he received several wounds himself – in one case he was hit in the chest and it was only the bag of money he was carrying that saved him. It was during this time that Tomas Zumalakarregi, future Carlist general, served under The Shepherd.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- From 1824 to 1832, he was exiled to France. This was a consequence of his aligning against the absolutist monarchy that Ferdinand VII<\/a> was imposing upon Spain. Jauregui had participated in the Liberal Triennium<\/a>, a period of three years of liberal government that was installed after Ferdinand’s first attempt at imposing an absolutist monarchy. When Ferdinand was returned to power by help of France, Jauregui had to flee the country.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- At the beginning of the First Carlist War<\/a> in 1833, he was recalled to Spain to help counter the uprising against Princess Isabella<\/a> by the Carlists, the supporters of her uncle Carlos de Borb\u00f3n<\/a>. Specifically, he was asked to organize the chapelgorris<\/a>, a unit of volunteers fighting on the Liberal side against the Carlists. The war saw Jauregui fighting against his former comrade Zumalakerregi, who, with the other Carlist forces, captured much of Gipuzkoa and Bizkaia. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Primary sources: Rilova Jeric\u00f3, Carlos. Jauregui y Jauregui, Gaspar de<\/em>. Au\u00f1amendi Encyclopedia. Available at: https:\/\/aunamendi.eusko-ikaskuntza.eus\/en\/jauregui-y-jauregui-gaspar-de\/ar-63824\/<\/a>; Gaspar de J\u00e1uregui<\/a><\/em>, Wikipedia; Gaspar de Jauregui, ‘Artzaia’<\/a><\/em>, Diaro Vasco<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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