Juan de la Cruz Mourgeón

Juan de la Cruz Mourgeón y Achet (1766–1822) was a Spanish military commander and colonial administrator.

[1] Leading the vanguard of Grimarest's 2nd Andalusian Division, part of General Castaños's Army of the Centre, which was defeated by Marshal Moncey at Lerín (25 October), Mourgeón and his troops found themselves surrounded by Morlot's division when Grimarest retreated.

[2] Mourgeón took refuge in the castle at Lerín with his troops, all new levies, and consisting of a single regular battalion, his Tiradores de Cadiz, and a few Catalan volunteers.

[3] Mourgeón managed to escape from France and made his way to Cádiz, where he was rewarded with the promotion to brigadier in July 1810 and seeing action that year at Moguer (August 1810).

[1] In 1821 the government of the Trienio Liberal appointed him captain general of New Kingdom of Granada and president of Quito.