1 6 2 3 ▁became ▁Captain ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁G alle ys ▁of ▁Spain . ▁In ▁this ▁capacity , ▁he ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁successful ▁Def ense ▁of ▁Cad iz ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 5 , ▁and ▁won ▁a ▁victory ▁against ▁France ▁when ▁he ▁conquer ed ▁the ▁L ér ins ▁Islands ▁( 1 6 3 5 ). ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Catal an ▁Revol t , ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 1 ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁important ▁Battle ▁of ▁Tar rag ona ▁( August ▁ 1 6 4 1 ) ▁against ▁the ▁French ▁fleet ▁under ▁Henri ▁de ▁S our dis , ▁thus ▁lif ting ▁the ▁sie ge ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁Captain ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁State ▁and ▁Council ▁of ▁War ▁of ▁King ▁Philip ▁IV ▁of ▁Spain , ▁becoming ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁most ▁trust ed ▁men . ▁Count - D u ke ▁of ▁Oliv ares ▁de posed ▁him ▁from ▁office ▁and ▁locked ▁him ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁castle ▁of ▁Villa v ici osa ▁de ▁Od on . ▁After ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁Oliv ares , ▁Gar cia ▁was ▁re inst ated ▁in ▁all ▁his ▁functions ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁duc ats ▁as ▁a ▁compens ation ▁for ▁having ▁been ▁pun ished ▁un just ly . ▁ ▁Family ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁August ▁ 1 6 0 9 ▁he ▁married ▁ ▁María ▁de ▁M endo za , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Ana ▁de ▁M endo za ▁y ▁En rí quez ▁de ▁Cab rera , ▁ 6 th ▁Duch ess