Fernando Valízeno
Fernando Martín Valízeno de Hugo | |
|---|---|
 Fernando Valízeno | |
| Birth name | Unknown |
| Nickname(s) | L'Admiràle Primiéro |
| Born | 1798 Villa Seyes, Inyursta |
| Died | 1845 Fjorda De'Rivera |
| Buried | N/A |
| Allegiance |  Inyursta (1837 - 1845) |
| Service/ | Inyurstan Navy |
| Years of service | 1837 - 1845 |
| Rank | Admiràle |
| Battles/wars | |
Fernando Valízeno, was a famous Inyurstan military commander and founding father. Popularly known as "L'Admiràle Primiéro" ("The First Admiral"), he remains a popular historical figure in modern Inyursta.
Prior Years
Early Life & Career
Fernandino Valízeno was born in Villa Seyes to a family of fishermen. He learned boatcraft at a young age due to the occupation of his father, grandfather and uncles.
As an adult, he continued life as a fisherman - but took on a second role as smuggler. Valízeno made larger quantities of money moving tax-free goods under the noses of colonial authorities than he did selling his fish at market. Of course, his lifestyle did not match his purported work ethic and how many fish he brought to market, and jealous competitors caught on and reported him to colonial authorities.
In Prison
Arrested and found guilty by a foreign-appointed judge, Fernando was condemned to an indefinite sentence in prison. During this time, he began writing letters and self-proclaimed "treatises" about his beliefs and the injustice of the colonial regime. Given his current situation, indefinite detention and trial without jury were usually the primary subjects of his writings. He also raved against taxes and tariffs, though critics say this may have simply been to garner sympathy for himself and excuse his smuggling as moral opposition to taxation.
Service
During the early days of the
Captain of "The Martyr"
As Admirale
Coup Attempt
Capture & Death
The coup perpetrators were surrounded, and many were prepared and expecting to die fighting. However, at least three of Valízeno's ships had been discovered and their crew captured. Bernado Lafayette then swore "En Doléure de Nadé" that Valízeno's junior officers and enlisted crew who assisted in the coup would be pardoned and allowed to return their homes unharmed (albeit discharged and banned from service). Knowing Lafayette to be a man of his word, Fernando surrendered to spare the lives of his crew.
Fernando Valízeno was hung on July 1st, 1845, along with five other co-conspirators. He refused to repent to an attending catholic priest declaring that "there is no sin in regime change". His body, along with the others, was cremated and dumped at an undisclosed location in the hopes his memory would be forgotten - a move that would ultimately be in vain.
Legacy
Inyurstan Civil War
In a strange twist of irony, Valízeno's final words would come to haunt not the regime that put him to death, but the one that replaced it.
Modern Times
One of Inyursta's most prominent warships, the Valízeno-Class Cruiser is named after him.