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=However, legend has it that it was [|Carlist] general [|Tomás de Zumalacárregui] who, during Bilbao's siege, created the “Tortilla de Patatas” as an easy, fast and nutritive dish to satisfy the dearth of the Carlist army. Although it remains unknown whether this is true, it appears that tortilla starting to spread during early Carlists’ wars.=