Francisco Dionisio Vives [SEP] position held
Francisco Dionisio Vives
Francisco Dionisio Vives Piñón (1755–1840) was a Spanish General, ambassador to the United States, and Governor of Cuba.
Life.
Vives was born in Orán, Salta. He was Captain General of Cuba during 1823-1832,
when all Spanish possessions on the American continent had become independent. He had then but few troops under his command, but managed to maintain order and preserve the island of Cuba for Spain without troubles or any sort of violence. In recognition of his valuable services
main cemetery entrance was on Calle San Lazaro, most of the funeral processions went down Calle San Lazaro. The Hospital de San Lazaro had its entrance pediment facing present day Calle Marina, the area was the edge of the city originally known as Barrio San Lazaro. The Torreón de San Lázaro built in 1655 is located at the intersections of Calles Vaor and Marina. The San Dionisio hospital, created by the initiative of Captain General Francisco Dionisio Vives and by Bishop Espada, was exclusively for mentally ill men and located between the hospital