COMMANDER // 1780–1816
Custodio García Rovira
generalColombia1 battle1 war
Lifespan
1780 – 1816
Active service 1816 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 36.
Profile
José Custodio Cayetano García Rovira was a Neogranadine general, statesman and painter, who fought for the independence of New Granada from Spain, and became President of the United Provinces of the New Granada in 1816. He was executed a month later during the Reconquista, at the hands of Pablo Morillo.
Battles (1)
1816
Battle of CachiríColombian War of Independence · New Granada