Valentín Ferraz

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Valentín Ferraz y Barrau (born February 14, 1794 in Anciles , Huesca Province , † August 31, 1866 in Madrid ) was a Spanish lieutenant general , politician and Prime Minister of Spain ( Presidente del Gobierno ) .

biography

Military career

The Battle of Ayacucho (1824)

Ferraz came from a well-known family whose members were mostly officers, lawyers and politicians. At the age of fifteen, he joined in 1808 as a cadet in the Royal Dragoon - Cavalry - regiment one with which he during the Spanish War of Independence at the siege of Saragossa (1808) participated. After his promotion to lieutenant , he took part in the battles of Barcelona and Valencia .

After the end of the war of independence, he took part in the wars of independence in Latin America as an officer in the Royal Spanish Army ( Ejército Real ) . In the rank of Major (Comandante) he took part in the Battle of Arica in Peru and Chile in 1820 and was awarded the Order of Ferdinand (Cruz Laureada de San Fernando) for his bravery . During the Battle of Ayacucho , in which on December 9, 1824 near Ayacucho (Peru) in the Pampas of Quinua the last Spanish troops in the South American colonies were defeated by the armed forces of Peru and Colombia led by Antonio José de Sucres , whereupon the viceroy José de la Serna signed the surrender, which led to the independence of most South American states, he was in the rank of brigadier general ( brigadier ) commander of the cavalry.

After returning to Spain, he was in the 1825 garrison Álava laid and later served in Extremadura - Regiment ( Regimiento Extremadura ) and in the Royal Guard ( Guardia Real ).

Reign of Isabella II and rise to prime minister

During the tenure of Francisco Martínez de la Rosa he was from April 8 to June 13, 1835 Minister of War ( Ministro de Guerra ). He also held this office for two days from October 9 to 11, 1838 in the cabinet of Bernardino Fernández De Velasco .

On April 30, 1839, he was promoted to Lieutenant General ( Teniente General ). As such he was Inspector General of the Cavalry.

In the elections for the Congress of Deputies ( Congreso de los Diputados ) he was elected on July 24, 1839 for one year as a representative of the electoral district of Huesca . As a representative of the province of Huesca, he was also elected Senator on September 5, 1839 .

On July 20, 1840, he was again appointed Minister of War in the cabinet of Antonio González González . On August 12, 1840, he followed this in the office of Prime Minister of Spain ( Presidente del Gobierno ) . However, his reign was only of a very short duration, because on August 29, 1840 he was replaced as Prime Minister by Modesto Cortázar . During his tenure, however, he also retained the office of Minister of War.

In the elections to Congress he was re-elected as a representative of Huesca on February 1, 1841 , and was a member of Congress until the end of the 12th electoral term on February 27, 1843.

On March 18, 1853, he was appointed Senator for Life ( Senador Vitalicio ). He was also mayor ( Alcalde ) of Madrid from 1855 to 1856 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The troops at the Battle of Ayacucho (1824) ( Memento from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ List of Members of Parliament from 1810 to 1977
  3. ↑ List of Members of Parliament from 1810 to 1977
  4. ^ The Senate between 1834 and 1923 - Senators , accessed June 7, 2017.
  5. ↑ Mayor of Madrid. 1842-1900
predecessor Office successor
Antonio González González Prime Minister of Spain
1840 		Modesto Cortazar
personal data
SURNAME Ferraz, Valentín
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ferraz y Barrau, Valentín (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish politician and prime minister
DATE OF BIRTH February 14, 1794
PLACE OF BIRTH Anciles , Huesca Province
DATE OF DEATH August 31, 1866
Place of death Madrid