Tomás de Zumalacárregui
Tomás de Zumalacárregui | |
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Lithography of Zumalacárregui, 1837 | |
| Captain general of the Carlist Army | |
| In office 23 June 1835 – 24 June 1835 | |
| Monarch | Infante Carlos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tomás de Zumalacárregui e Imaz 29 December 1788 Ormaiztegi, Gipuzkoa, Spain |
| Died | 24 June 1835 (aged 46) |
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| Occupation | Military commander |
Tomás de Zumalacárregui e Imaz (Basque: Tomas Zumalakarregi Imatz; 29 December 1788 – 24 June 1835), known among his troops as "Uncle Tomás", was a Spanish Basque officer who led the Carlist faction as Captain general of the Army during the First Carlist War. He was occasionally nicknamed the "Wolf of the Amezcoas", making reference to his famous military victory in the region of Navarre.
Zumalacárregui is popularly credited as the inventor of the Spanish omelette (or tortilla de patatas), which he may have elaborated during the Siege of Bilbao.