Miguel de Gálvez y Gallardo

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Miguel Andrés Luis de Gálvez y Gallardo (born November 30, 1725 in Macharaviaya , Province of Málaga , Spain , † 1792 in Gotha , Germany ) was a Spanish nobleman, civil servant, diplomat and minister.

Origin and family

Miguel was the third son of Antonio Gálvez y Carbajal and Antonia Gallardo Jurado. The family belonged to the landed gentry, but were impoverished. He was baptized in the name of Andrés Luis ; it was not until 1747 that he put the first name Miguel in front.

With the death of the father, the family's economic situation worsened and the children had to tend goats and sheep to earn money. Despite the difficult conditions, several members of the family made great careers. The eldest brother, Matías , was Governor of the Canary Islands and Viceroy of New Spain . As a general visitor to New Spain and colonial minister, José was responsible for the conception and implementation of the Bourbon reforms in the Spanish colonial empire. The youngest brother, Antonio , embarked on a military career and made it to the command of the Bay of Cadiz .

education

Miguel studied law (probably financed by a scholarship like his brother José) and then went to the court in Madrid. King Charles III made him a judge ( Alcalde de Casa y Corte ).

Term of office in Málaga and Madrid

In 1776, Miguel was appointed Regidor (City Administrator) of Malaga. During his tenure, numerous streets were paved and flood protection was improved by flooding the Guadalmedina River .

At the national level, he was in demand as an advisor in the trade dispute with France . Also supported by the influence of his brother José, Miguel de Gálvez rose to war council and chairman of the law academy and became post minister. Like his three brothers, he was in the order of Charles III. recorded.

Diplomatic missions

In 1786 the court sent him as ambassador to the Prussian court in Berlin . From there he moved to St. Petersburg in Russia . He combined his diplomatic assignments with economic development and secured the sale of Spanish wines to the court of Catherine the Great . In 1792 Miguel de Gálvez died in Gotha.

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SURNAME Gálvez y Gallardo, Miguel de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gálvez y Gallardo, Miguel Andrés Luis de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish nobleman, civil servant, minister and diplomat
DATE OF BIRTH November 30, 1725
PLACE OF BIRTH Macharaviaya
DATE OF DEATH 1792
Place of death Gotha