La Rioja on 8 January 1879. He was a typical Spanish soldier-politician, but he sometimes had difficulty accommodating himself to courtiers and professional politicians. In popular culture Pedro Armendáriz, Jr plays General Espartero in the 1997 movie Amistad. Arms See also Prince of Vergara Monument to General Espartero (Madrid) Mid-nineteenth century Spain First Carlist War Espartero's regency References Citations Bibliography Further reading Minkels, Margret Dorothea: Reisen im Auftrag preussischer Könige gezeichnet von Julius von Minutoli, Norderstedt 2013, S. 73, 76, 101, 133–144. 1793 births 1879 deaths People from the Province of Ciudad Real Burials in La Rioja (Spain) Regents of Spain Prime Ministers of Spain Spanish captain generals Spanish generals Counts of Luchana 101 Princes of Vergara Knights of the Golden Fleece Military personnel of the First Carlist War 19th-century Spanish nobility Presidents of the Congress of Deputies (Spain) Progressive Party (Spain) politicians Spanish military personnel of the Napoleonic Wars Honorary Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Leaders ousted by a coup