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Jerónimo Valdés (Villarín (Asturias), 4 May 1784 – Oviedo, 14 November 1855) was a Spanish military and administrator.
Born inAsturias, he participated in thePeninsular War and ended the War as Lieutenant colonel.
He traveled to South America withJosé de la Serna e Hinojosa in 1816 to suppress the independist rebellion. He was one of the main instigators, along withJosé de Canterac, of the Aznapuquio mutiny (28 January 1821), which forced the deposition of the Viceroy of Peru,Joaquín de la Pezuela, appointing de La Serna in his place. Valdés became Mariscal de Campo, and distinguished himself in theBattles of Torata andCorpahuaico. After theAyacucho disaster (1824), he returned to Spain via France in 1824.
He served as Viceroy ofNavarre from 1833 to 1834 and also served as Minister of War. He fought on the Liberal (Isabeline) side in theFirst Carlist War. Valdés lost theBattle of Artaza (22 April 1835).
Valdés signed theLord Eliot Convention soon after, regulating the treatment of prisoners during the Carlist War.
He later served as captain-general ofValencia (1834–35),Galicia (1838-39), and ofCatalonia (1839–40), and served asgovernor of Cuba from 1841 to September 1843.
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| Preceded by | Viceroy of Navarre Jan.–March 1834 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Captain General of Valencia 1834–1835 | Succeeded by José Carratalá |
| Preceded by Manuel Llauder | Minister of War Feb.–June 1835 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Ramón de Meer y Kindelány | Captain General of Catalonia 1839–1840 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Colonial Governor of Cuba 1841–1843 | Succeeded by |
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