. ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 8 4 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Minister ▁of ▁War . ▁By ▁December ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁command ing ▁general ▁of ▁the ▁Can ary ▁Islands . ▁By ▁May ▁ 1 8 4 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁Captain ▁General ▁of ▁Arag on , ▁and ▁Captain ▁General ▁of ▁And alus ia ▁by ▁November ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁He ▁continued ▁serving ▁in ▁office ▁until ▁March ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 8 4 3 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Captain ▁General ▁of ▁Ext rem ad ura . ▁The ▁same ▁year , ▁Rica fort ▁moved ▁to ▁Madrid . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 3 , ▁he ▁married ▁Pa ula ▁Anton ia ▁San chez ▁Lima ▁( O l iva ▁de ▁la ▁F ron tera , ▁Ext rem ad ura ), ▁daughter ▁of ▁Rica fort ' s ▁successor ▁as ▁Int endant ▁of ▁La ▁Paz , ▁Juan ▁S ánchez ▁Lima . ▁She ▁died ▁in ▁Madrid ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 5 4 . ▁They ▁were ▁parents ▁of ▁Mar iana , ▁As un ción , ▁Ric ardo ▁y ▁Mar iano ▁Rica fort ▁and ▁San chez . ▁Rica fort ▁died ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 8 4 6 , ▁in ▁Madrid , ▁Spain . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Span ish ▁gener als ▁Category : 1 7 7 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 4 6 ▁death s ▁Category : Capt ain ▁Gener als ▁of ▁Gal icia ▁Category : Capt ains