Spanish commander who fought against the French in the Peninsular War bu who refused to accept Wellington's leadership; he was defeated in the subsequent Spanish civil war and spent his later years in France.

REFERENCES TO Francisco Ballesteros:

Henry Holland to John Whishaw, 12 August 1812 in The “Pope” of Holland House: Selections from the Correspondence of John Whishaw and his Friends 1813-1840 (London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1906)

Thomas Creevey to Elizabeth Ord, 1 March 1824 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903)