▁( today ▁in ▁Ces ar ), ▁C isp ata ca ▁( San ▁Ben ito ▁de ▁Ab ad ) ▁as ▁the ▁gold ▁mines ▁of ▁C á cer es ▁and ▁others . ▁ ▁Gonz alo ▁José ▁de ▁Ho y os ▁y ▁M ier , ▁the ▁first ▁Mar quis ▁de ▁Torre ▁Ho y os , ▁married ▁to ▁a ▁great - grand d augh ter ▁of ▁Juan ▁B aut ista ▁de ▁M ier ▁y ▁de ▁la ▁Torre , ▁lives ▁in ▁the ▁m ansion ▁of ▁the ▁Port ales ▁of ▁the ▁Mar qu ess , ▁a ▁title ▁inherited ▁by ▁his ▁daughter ▁María ▁Jose fa ▁Isabel ▁de ▁Ho y os ▁y ▁Ho y os , ▁who ▁will ▁face ▁the ▁war ▁of ▁independence , ▁sett ling ▁in ▁J ama ica ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁ten ▁years ▁before ▁returning ▁and ▁find ▁his ▁ha ci end as ▁completely ▁des olate . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁passage ▁through ▁the ▁city , ▁Alexander ▁von ▁H umb old t ▁is ▁hous ed ▁in ▁a ▁house ▁on ▁the ▁Port ales ▁of ▁the ▁Mar qu ise ▁in ▁La ▁Al bar r ada , ▁on ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁Mag dal ena ▁River . ▁ ▁First ▁Independ ence ▁▁ ▁The ▁province ▁of ▁M om po x ▁caused ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁town ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Gran ada ▁that ▁proc laimed ▁absolute ▁independence ▁of ▁Spain ▁on ▁August ▁ 6 ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 0 . ▁It ▁is ▁said ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁under ▁the ▁mot to ▁" to ▁be ▁free ▁or ▁to ▁die ". ▁ ▁At ▁that