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Morillo, Pablo

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Morillo, Pablo (pä`blō mōrē`lyō), 1778–1837, Spanish general. Sent in 1815 to put down the revolution in New Granada, he captured Cartagena Cartagena (kärtähā`nä), city (1993 pop. 616,231), capital of Bolívar dept.
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, quelled (1816) the insurrection in Bogotá, and then marched into present-day Venezuela. His military occupations were ruthless and bloody. Under orders from Spain he negotiated (1820) an armistice with Simón Bolívar Bolívar, Simón (sēmōn` bōlē`vär)
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. Soon recalled at his own request, he continued to serve the crown in the wars in Spain.


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