Ventura Caro

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Caro and the second or maternal family name is Fontes.
Ventura Caro
Portrait of Ventura Caro (1799) by Vicente López Portaña
Born14 July 1731
Valencia, Spain
Died19 May 1808
Valencia
Battles/wars

Ventura Caro y Fontes (1731–1808) was a Spanish Captain general of the Army.

The younger brother of the Pedro Caro Fontes, 2nd Marquis de La Romana, Ventura Caro was the uncle of three brothers who became leading Spanish military commanders of the Peninsular War, all of whom served under him when they were younger: Pedro Caro y Sureda, 3rd Marquis of La Romana (1761–1811),[1] José Caro Sureda (1764–1813)[1] and Juan Caro Sureda (1775–1820)[2]

  1. ^ a b (in Spanish). Martín-Lanuza, Alberto. "José Caro Sureda". Diccionario Biográfico electrónico (DB~e). Real Academia de la Historia. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  2. ^ (in Spanish). Isabel Sánchez, José Luis. "Juan Caro Sureda". Diccionario Biográfico electrónico (DB~e). Real Academia de la Historia. Retrieved 2 August 2023.