Juan Zavala de la Puente

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The Margrave de Sierra Bullones

Juan Zavala (Zabala) de la Puente , Count (Conde) de Paredes de Nava, Margrave (Marqués) de Sierra Bullones (born December 27, 1804 in Lima , † December 29, 1879 in Madrid ) was a Spanish general , politician and prime minister Spain ( Presidente del Gobierno ) .

Life

Military career and rule of Isabella II.

After the declaration of independence of Peru on July 28, 1821 he moved to Spain , where he received military training. As an officer he took part in the First Carlist War between 1833 and 1839 . He was later promoted to Lieutenant General ( Teniente General ). On August 29, 1839 he was tasked with preparing the Oñati Agreement ( Convenio de Oñate ), which was later signed by General Baldomero Espartero and Rafael Maroto and led to the end of the First Carlist War in northern Spain.

His political career began on October 4, 1854, when he was elected Member of Parliament ( Congreso de los Diputados ), where he represented the interests of the Málaga constituency for one term .

During the reign of Queen Isabella II he was appointed Foreign Minister ( Ministro de Estado ) on June 6, 1855 in the cabinet of Baldomero Espartero , to which he belonged until the end of his term on July 14, 1856. By royal decree of July 14, 1858, he was appointed Senator for life ( Senador Vitalicio ) because of his services .

During the Spanish-Moroccan War from 1859 to 1860 he was one of the most important generals alongside the Commander in Chief of the Spanish troops, General Leopoldo O'Donnell . As if he distinguished himself through bravery in battles with Sierra de Bullones and Castillejos and was raised to the nobility on November 28, 1860 as Marqués (Marqués) de Sierra Bullones. In addition, he was the holder of the title of Count of Paredes de Nava, first awarded on May 10, 1452.

On July 9, 1860 he was Minister of the Navy ( Ministro de Marina ) in the government of Leopoldo O'Donnell and held this office until January 17, 1863. On June 21, 1865 he was again as Minister of the Navy in the fourth cabinet of O'Donnell appointed and held the ministerial office until July 10, 1866.

Reign of King Amadeus and First Republic

During the legislative periods from 1871 to 1872 and 1872 he was again senator and as such a representative of the province of Alicante .

On April 8, 1872, during the reign of King Amadeus, he was appointed minister of war ( Ministro de Guerra ) in the government of Práxedes Mateo Sagasta , of which he was a member, however, for just under six weeks until May 26, 1872.

In the following First Republic , he took over on January 3, 1874 in the cabinet of Francisco Serrano Domínguez again the office of Minister of War. At the same time he was acting Minister of the Navy for a week in January 1874 during the absence of the incumbent.

Finally, on February 26, 1874, he was appointed as the successor to Serrano Domínguez himself as Prime Minister of Spain ( Presidente del Gobierno ) . In his cabinet, which was in office until September 3, 1874, he continued to take over the office of Minister of War. He was then awarded the rank of General Captain of the Armed Forces ( Capitán General del Ejército ) for life.

In the legislative periods from 1876 to 1877 and 1877 he was again a member of the Senate as a representative of the Alicante province. In 1878 he was also awarded the Order of the Golden Fleece ( Orden del Toisón de Oro ).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ List of Members of Parliament from 1810 to 1977
  2. ^ The Senate between 1834 and 1923 - Senators , accessed June 7, 2017.
  3. ↑ List of Spanish nobility titles - Marqués de Sierra Bullones ( Memento of May 8, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ List of Spanish nobility titles - Conde de Paredes de Nava ( Memento from March 23, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ↑ List of Ministers of the Navy ( Memento of April 1, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  6. ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: Guaita Martorell, Aurelio: Capitanes y Capitanias Generales , p. 42@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.cepc.es
  7. ↑ Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
predecessor Office successor
Francisco Serrano Domínguez Prime Minister of Spain
1874 		Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
personal data
SURNAME Zavala de la Puente, Juan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Juan Zavala de la Puente, Conde de Paredes de Nava, Marqués de Sierra Bullones; Juan Zabala de la Puente, Count of Paredes de Nava, Margrave of Sierra Bullones
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prime Minister of Spain
DATE OF BIRTH December 27, 1804
PLACE OF BIRTH Lima
DATE OF DEATH December 29, 1879
Place of death Madrid