Francisco Taranco y Llano (date of birth unknown – January[1][2] or March[3] 1808) was a Spanish military officer and Captain-General of Galicia.
[3] Following his participation in the War of the Oranges, in which French and Spanish forces invaded Portugal, Taranco was appointed Captain-General of Galicia (around 1802).
[3] He was promoted, in October 1802, to lieutenant general in the same promotion as other notable Spanish military commanders of the Spanish armies during the Peninsular War, including the Duke of the Infantado, Manuel Lapeña, Juan Carrafa, Francisco Castaños, Juan Pignatelli, Francisco Eguía, and Arturo O'Neill.
[4] With the signing of the Treaty of Fontainebleau (October 1807), under the terms of which France and Spain would divide Portugal into three regions, Taranco was sent to assist the French General Junot by invading the province of Entre-Douro-e-Minho and establishing his headquarters at Porto.
[5] However, the order of battle of Junot's Army of Portugal for November 1807, referred to Taranco's infantry division as being made up of some 6,500 men and 12 cannon.