Domingo de Iriarte
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Domingo de Iriarte (born March 18, 1739 in La Orotava, today Puerto de la Cruz , Tenerife , † November 22, 1795 in Girona ) was a Spanish diplomat.
He came from an educated family of writers. His parents were Bernado de Iriarte (* August 20, 1705 - January 17, 1772) and his wife Barbara de las Nievas de Oropesa (* April 26, 1713; † December 20, 1798). He had several brothers including Bernado , who made a career in the diplomatic service, and Tomás , who became a well-known Spanish poet.
He was brought up first at home and then came to his uncle Juan de Iriarte and his brother Bernado in Madrid in 1754 . There he learned different languages such as Latin, French, English, German and Italian. He then translated numerous documents for his uncle.
He then went into the diplomatic service and was the Spanish embassy secretary in Vienna and Paris. He then became an authorized minister at the Polish court. In 1791 he was appointed Spanish ambassador to France and reported extensively on the French Revolution in Madrid. On July 22, 1795, he signed the Treaty of Basel for the King of Spain . Due to his poor health, he returned to Spain and died in Girona in 1795.
He was buried in Girona and his grave has been preserved to this day.
literature
- Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, Volume 27, p. 720, digitized
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- Biography (span.)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Iriarte, Domingo de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | d'Yriarte, Domingo; Domingo de Iriarte y Nieves Ravelo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 18, 1739 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | La Orotava, today Puerto de la Cruz |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 22, 1795 |
| Place of death | Girona |