José Rebolledo de Palafox y Melzi, 1st Duke of Zaragoza (28 October 1775 – 15 February 1847) was a Spanish Army officer and nobleman who served in the Peninsular War.

Despite the want of money and of regular troops, he lost no time in declaring war against the French, who had already overrun the neighboring provinces of Catalonia and Navarre.

Zaragoza as a fortress was both antiquated in design and scantily provided with munitions and supplies, and the defenses resisted but a short time.

A week's street fighting made the assailants masters of half the town, but Palafox's older brother, the Marquis of Lazán, succeeded in forcing a passage into the city with 3,000 troops.

[3] In June 1814 he was confirmed in the office of Captain General of Aragon, but soon afterwards withdrew from it, and ceased to take part in public affairs.