Elected honorary academician of the Real Academia de la Historia in 1794, he was prevented from reading his inaugural speech, which proposed presenting the nobility as a moderating power on the absolutist monarchs, when Godoy got wind of it.
[1] Attached to the 1st Division of the Provincial Grenadiers at Cádiz, Montijo formed part of the auxiliary Spanish corps that aided General Junot's Army of the Gironde in invading Portugal.
[1] On 27 August, following José Palafox's instructions to push as far up the Ebro as he could, Montijo, at the head of a column of the Army of Aragón reached the bridge at Alfaro, almost opposite the left flank of the French forces at Milagro.
Thinking that these skirmishes must be mere diversions, and under the impression that the attack would be coming from that side, King Joseph moved his reserves up the river to Miranda.
[1] At the end of October, Montijo was a member of the deputation from the Supreme Junta, consisting of Francisco Palafox and Coupigny, that was sent to put pressure on Castaños for not yet having attacked the French.
[1] In mid-April, Montijo was almost successful in carrying out a pronunciamiento in Granada, supported by Infantado and Francisco Palafox, and for which the Junta banished him to San Lucar.
[1] Montijo joined the Army of Extremadura, but due to differences with the generals there, he returned to Cádiz in September and by the end of October was in Alicante, once again at the head of his Provincial Regiment of Cuenca.
[1] From June to September Montijo saw action in the Alpujarras,[1] where he won several small skirmishes against General Godinot's troops, who had been tasked with controlling the area.
The idea was a mad one, for six days before the council of war was held two French army corps, those of Victor and Lefebvre, had crossed the Bidassoa and entered Spain.