Pedro Rodríguez de Campomanes

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Pedro Rodríguez de Campomanes y Pérez, primer conde de Campomanes (born July 1, 1723 in Santa Eulalia de Sorribas ( Tineo in Asturias ); † February 3, 1802 Madrid ) was a Spanish statesman, economic reformer, historian and translator.

Live and act

He came from a poor Hidalgo family . His parents were Pedro Rodríguez Campomanes (* 1688) and María Pérez Fernández. De Campomanes had an older sister, Josefa de Rodríguez Campomanes y Pérez (* 1721).

First, he began his studies in Santillana del Mar . When he was fifteen, he and the rest of his family returned to Cangas de Narcea in Asturias. It is possible that he first studied law in Oviedo before moving to Seville to obtain his bachelor's degree in public law and canon law , bachiller en leyes y cánones . From 1742 de Campomanes worked in Madrid for two renowned law firms, where he was able to deepen his legal training.

Here in Madrid he married his future wife and mother of his three children, née Manuela de Sotomayor Amarilla y Amaya (* 1760). Her daughter was Josefa Rodríguez de Campomanes and the sons were Pedro Rodríguez de, Conde Campomanes (1723-1802) and Francisco Rodríguez de Campomanes.

In addition to legal questions, he was interested in many things, especially languages, such as French, Greek, Italian, Latin, Arabic and Hebrew, which he began to learn. At the same time, his historical studies led him to the publication "Disertaciones históricas de la Orden y Caballería de los Templarios" (1747).

Many of the under Charles III. Reforms initiated by Spain emerged with the assistance of de Campomanes. As a supporter of the teachings of the Physiocrats , he sought to free the Spanish economy from its feudal restrictions, he campaigned for the introduction of free trade in grain and tried to facilitate mutual trade with the colonies.

With regard to economic issues, the Real Sociedad Económica de Madrid was founded on his initiative in 1775 . It was one of many such associations that had the aim of promoting the economic situation in Spain on the basis of enlightenment thinking , i.e. the development and spread of industry, agriculture and trade, as well as making science and culture accessible to more subjects.

Since 1784 he was a member of the American Philosophical Society .

Works (selection)

  • Dissertaciones históricas del orden, y Cavallería de los templarios, o resumen historial de sus principios, fundación, instituto, progressos, y extinción en el Concilio de Viena. Y un apéndice, o suplemento, en que se pone la regla de esta orden, y diferentes Privilegios de ella, con muchas Dissertaciones, y Notas, tocantes no solo à esta Orden, sino à las de S. Juan, Teutonicos, Santiago, Calatrava , Alcantara, Avis, Montesa, Christo, Monfrac, y otras Iglesias, y Monasterios de España, con varios Cathalogos de Maestres . Madrid: Oficina de Antonio Pérez de Soto 1747
  • Bosquejo de política económica española, delineado sobre el estado presente de sus intereses 1750
  • Antigüedad Marítima de la República de Cartago, con el de su Periplo General Hannon, traducido del Griego, e ilustrado por D. Pedro Rodríguez Campománes, Abogado de los Consejos, Asesor General de los Correos y Postas de España etc . Madrid: Imprenta de Antonio Perez de Soto 1756
  • Memorial del Principado de Asturias, sobre los agravios de las operaciones hechas por los Comisionados para regular la quota correspondiente á la Única Contribución . 1757
  • Itinerario de las Carreras de Posta dentro y fuera del Reyno, que contiene también las Leyes y Privilegios con que se gobiernan en España las Postas, desde su establecimiento. Y una noticia de las especies corrientes de Moneda extrangera, reducidas á la de España, con los precios á que se pagan las Postas en los varios Países. Madrid: Imprenta de Antonio Perez de Soto, 1761
  • Noticia geográfica del Reyno y caminos de Portugal Madrid: Joaquín Ibarra, 1762
  • Resumen del expediente de la policía relativa a los Gitanos, para ocuparles en los exercicios de la vida civil del resto de la nación. 1763
  • Respuesta fiscal sobre abolir la tasa y establecer el comercio de granos. 1764
  • Dictamen fiscal de la expulsión de los jesuitas de España
  • Memorial Ajustado, hecho de orden del Conejo pleno, á instancia, de los Señores Fiscales, del Expediente consultivo visto por remision de S. Al. á él, sobre el contenido, y expresiones de diferentes Cartas del R. Obispo de Cuenca Don Isidro de Carvajal y Lancaster . Madrid: Oficina de Joaquín Ibarra.

literature

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ According to some information, the year of death was 1803
  2. ^ Thomas F. Glick: Rodríguez de Campomanes y Pérez, Pedro. Conde de Campomanes (1723-1803). MCN biographies, online
  3. ^ Genealogy of the Campomanes family. Antonio Castejón, online
  4. ↑ Campomanes. Concepción de Castro Monsalve: Un Ilustrado en el consejo des Castilla. Revista de Historia Económica Año XIV Primavera-Verano 1996 n. 2 pp. 457–474, online , ISSN  0212-6109 (PDF; 804 kB)
  5. ↑ biography on geneanet.org
  6. ↑ Member History: Pedro Rodríguez Campomanes. American Philosophical Society, accessed May 29, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Campomanes, Pedro Rodríguez de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Campomanes y Pérez, Pedro Rodríguez de (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish statesman, man of letters, lawyer, educator and translator
DATE OF BIRTH July 1, 1723
PLACE OF BIRTH Santa Eulalia de Sorribas
DATE OF DEATH February 3, 1802
Place of death Madrid