Francisco de Longa

Francisco de Longa
Francisco de Longa
	Portrait of Francisco de Longa by Miguel Parra Abril, c. 1827–1828 (Museum of Fine Arts of Valencia)
Born	10 April 1783; Bolívar, Vizcaya, Spain
Died	21 December 1831 (aged 48); Valencia
Rank	Lieutenant general
Battles/wars	Peninsular War Battle of Vitoria (1813); Battle of the Bidassoa (1813); Battle of the Pyrenees; Battle of San Marcial;

Francisco Tomás de Anchia y Urquiza (1783–1831) was a Spanish military commander. Better known as Francisco de Longa, he first saw action during the Peninsular War as a guerrilla leader, eventually becoming incorporated into the regular army, promoted to lieutenant general and being appointed captain general of Old Castile (1825) and captain general of Valencia and Murcia (1827).

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