the forces of the Duke of Albuquerque. With them, he participated in the Spanish retreat from Sevilla to León island where the Central Board had been moved. This led to his second promotion, to Colonel on March 9, reaching the rank at the age of 19. After three months, he joined the forces of general Senén de Contreras in his mission to aid the town of Tarragona, which was sieged by the French marshal Suchet. Under the general's governance the population there employed similar tactics to Zaragosa, with individuals of all groups resisting, but the city systematically fell into French control who killed him in the process before sacking it. Valero de Bernabé survived this siege and left, joining the Regiment of Chinchilla. On May 21, 1809, Joaquín Ibañez de Bernabé Cuevas y Grior certified all of the work that Valero de Bernabé had done under his supervision. He remained stationed here for three months. He was awarded the ribbon of the Zaragosa defenders. In 1810, Valero de Bernabé was sent from the Central Reserve Division of the Army to the Plaza de Cartagena, where he involved in an epidemic while serving in the garrison. In June 18 and 24, 1811, he was involved at actions in Venta del Baúl. On July 21, 1812, Valero de Bernabé and his artillery company entered Ibi, pushing the enemy back to a castle and holding position at the town despite the arrival of reinforcements. Luis María Balanzat later noted in his certification that they remained in their posts despite being early surrounded. Between April 12 and 13, 1813, he fought at Castalla. Valero de Bernabé led the Compañia de Cazadores del Regimiento de Chinchilla and the Division's column on June 13, 1813. He also led his company at the port of Albaida, where they were outnumbered by the enemy. On June 6, 1813, Valero de Bernabé led the retaking of the town of Muro and gained control of other adjacent settlements. From there, he participated in the battle of Castalla under general Roche, who after exchanging control with the French, ordered a retreat when reinforcements led by general Harispe. Valero de Bernabé was also present in the castle of Sagunto, holding position from January 9 to May 22, 1814, when it was abandoned. The French retreated from Spain shortly afterwards, pursued by the Iberian army. For his performance in the war, in which