Patricio de la Escosura Morrogh
Patricio de la Escosura Morrogh (born November 5, 1807 in Madrid , † January 22, 1878 ibid) was a Spanish politician, journalist, playwright, romantic writer, critic and diplomat .
Life
Patricio de la Escosura Morrogh was the son of Ana Morrogh Wolcott and Jerónimo de la Escosura y López de Porto (* 1774, † 1855) and the brother of the journalist Narciso de la Escosura and the engineer Luis de la Escosura y Morrogh.
Patricio de la Escosura Morrogh attended the Colegio San Mateo , which was run by the liberal priest Alberto Lista. With his classmates and friends José de Espronceda and Ventura de la Vega , he formed Los Numantinos (1823-1825), who resolved to avenge the execution of Rafael del Riego and overthrow Ferdinand VII . Their request was reported to the authorities and the conspirators were brought to justice in 1825 and expelled from Spain. Patricio de la Escosura Morrogh returned to Spain in 1826 and became a cadet at the Academia de Artillería de Segovia . As a military man he was used from 1833 to 1840 in the first Carlist War under Luis Fernández de Córdova . He was a member of Parnasillo , a literary tertulia who met in the Café del Príncipe in Madrid. With Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz , he published El Artista , a romantic magazine, from 1835 .
As a supporter of Maria Christina of Naples and Sicily and opponent of Baldomero Espartero , he was again expelled from Spain in 1840. After Espartero was overthrown as regent in 1843, Patricio de la Escosura Morrogh returned to Spain and became a member of the Partido Moderado .
In 1843 he was a moderate liberal minister in the government cabinet of Ramón María Narváez . He later became a member of the Partido Progresista and after the revolution of 1854 he was a member of the government of the Bienio Progresista from July 1854 to July 1856 as a minister . On March 13, 1855, Escosura was appointed envoy extraordinary and ministre plénipotentiaire in Portugal . He left Madrid on May 24, 1855, reached Seville on May 28, 1855, and arrived in Lisbon on June 16, 1855 . There he was by Peter V. received.
His attitude towards Leopoldo O'Donnell led to the resignation of his government cabinet. Leopoldo O'Donnell therefore created the post of Comisario Regio de Filipinas (government commissioner for the Philippines ) for Patricio de la Escosura Morrogh in 1862 , with an annual salary of 200,000 pesetas and other payments. 1866 became a member of the Congreso de los Diputados for the Unión Liberal . Compared to his importance during the revolution of 1854, his work in the Sexenio Revolucionario was secondary. From July 1872 to 1874 he was ambassador to Berlin .
In the literary field, he wrote historical novels, poems and dramas.
Web links
- Literature by and about Patricio de la Escosura Morrogh in the catalog of the German National Library
- es: s: Patricio de la Escosura
Individual evidence
- ^ Antonio Iniesta, D. Patricio de la Escosura, Fundación Universitaria Española, 1958, 109 p., P. 22
- ↑ http://www.ucm.es/BUCM/revistas/fll/0212999x/articulos/RFRM9797120521A.PDF
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Luis Fernández de Córdova | Spanish ambassador to Portugal 1855 |
Diego Coello de Portugal y Quesada |
| Juan Antonio Rascón Navarro Seña y Redondo |
Spanish ambassador to Germany 1872–1874 |
Francisco Merry y Colom |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Escosura Morrogh, Patricio de la |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 5, 1807 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Madrid |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 22, 1878 |
| Place of death | Madrid |