Francisco Antonio de Agurto, 1st Marquess of Gastañaga
Francisco Antonio de Agurto y Salcedo Medrano Zúñiga 1st Marquess of Gastañaga | |
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Portrait of the Marquess of Gastañaga | |
| Governor and Captain General of the Spanish Netherlands | |
| In office 1685–1692 | |
| Monarch | Charles II of Spain |
| Preceded by | Francisco de Moura Corte Real, 3rd Marquis of Castelo Rodrigo |
| Succeeded by | Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria |
| Viceroy of Catalonia | |
| In office 1694–1696 | |
| Monarch | Charles II of Spain |
| Preceded by | Juan Tomas Enriquez de Cabrera, 7th Duke of Medina de Rioseco |
| Succeeded by | Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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| Born | 1640 Vitoria, Spain |
| Died | 2 November 1702 (aged 61–62) Zaragoza, Spain |
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| Occupation | Military officer, governor |
| Awards | Knight of the Order of Alcántara |
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| Allegiance | Kingdom of Spain |
| Branch/service | Spanish Army |
| Rank | General Field Marshal |
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Francisco Antonio de Agurto y Salcedo Medrano Zúñiga, 1st Marquess of Gastañaga (1640 – 2 November 1702) was a Spanish nobleman, Knight of the Order of Alcantara, of His Majesty's Supreme War Council, General Field Marshal of the Netherlands, Governor and Captain General of the Spanish Netherlands and Viceroy of Catalonia, of Basque origin. Francisco Antonio was the son of Don Antonio de Agurto y Alava and Catalina de Salcedo y Medrano, daughter of Iñigo López de Salcedo Camargo and María Melchora de Medrano Zúñiga y Vallejo.
He was born in Vitoria. He became the I Marquess de Gastañaga and was Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands between 1685 and 1692. He led the Spanish troops in the Battle of Fleurus (1690) and unsuccessfully defended Mons against the French.