Vicente María de Acevedo

Vicente María Acevedo Pola (1760–1808) was a Spanish army officer killed in the early days of the Peninsular War.

Although Acevedo had retired in 1803 as a captain in the Spanish Royal Guards (equivalent to colonel in other regiments of Spain's army), following the popular uprising in Asturias, he offered his services to the Junta Superior of Asturias as a military advisor, and on 12 June 1808, he was promoted to lieutenant general, serving under the orders of Joaquín Navia Osorio, marqués de Santa Cruz de Marcenado. When, some days later, the latter resigned due to disagreement with the Junta, Acevedo was promoted to captain general of Asturias and he immediately set about raising new regiments of volunteers. However, by mid-August, there were only eight thousand men available to fight, less than half the number initially planned for.