Joaquín María del Castillo y Lanzas explained

Joaquín María del Castillo y Lanzas
Birth Date:1801 11, df=y
Birth Place:Xalapa, Veracruz
Death Place:Mexico City
Alma Mater:University of Glasgow[1]
Office1:Secretary of the Interior, Foreign Affairs and Police
Term Start1:7 January 1846
Term End1:1846
President1:Mariano Paredes
Term Start2:10 July 1858
Term End2:1859
Office3:Secretary of Finance (ad interim)
Term Start3:20 April 1846
Term End3:1 May 1846
President3:Mariano Paredes
Office4:Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Mexico to the United Kingdom
Term Start4:8 August 1853
Term End4:6 December 1855
Predecessor4:Francisco Facio
Successor4:José María González de la Vega
Office5:Chargé d'affaires of Mexico to the United States (ad interim)
Term Start5:1 January 1834
Term End5:19 March 1836
Predecessor5:José María Montoya
Successor5:Manuel Eduardo de Gorostiza
Term Start6:5 November 1836
Term End6:13 October 1837
Predecessor6:Manuel Eduardo de Gorostiza
Successor6:Francisco Pizarro Martínez

Joaquín María del Castillo y Lanzas (11 November 1801 – 6 July 1878) was a Mexican politician who served twice as Secretary of Foreign Affairs (1846 and 1858–1859)[2] [3] [4] and ten days as interim Secretary of Finance (1846) in the cabinet of Mariano Paredes.[5] [6]

As a diplomat, he also served as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Mexico to the United Kingdom (1853–1855)[7] [8] and twice as chargé d'affaires of Mexico to the United States (1834–1836 and 1836–1837).[9]

Aside from his political and diplomatic activities, Del Castillo wrote poetry, worked as a journalist and editor for several publications and translated the works of Lord Byron.[10]

Biography

He was born on 11 November 1801. He served as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Mexico to the United Kingdom from 1853 to 1855. He died on 6 July 1878

Works

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Joaquín María del Castillo y Lanzas. The University of Glasgow Story. 1 November 2014. Glasgow, United Kingdom. 14 September 2012. 1 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141101202701/http://www.universitystory.gla.ac.uk/biography/?id=WH24038&type=P. dead.
  2. Web site: Cancilleres del Siglo XIX. Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores. 31 October 2014. Mexico City, Mexico. Spanish.
  3. Book: Fowler, Will. Malcontents, Rebels, and Pronunciados: The Politics of Insurrection in Nineteenth-Century Mexico. 1 November 2014. 2012. University of Nebraska Press. Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. 978-0-8032-4080-3. 198. 792944828.
  4. Book: Merry, Robert W.. Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, the Mexican War and the Conquest of the American Continent. 1 November 2014. 2009. Simon and Schuster. New York City, NY, USA. 978-1-4391-6045-9. 206.
  5. Web site: Castillo y Lanzas, Joaquín María (1801–1878). Guía de Memorias de Hacienda (1822–1910). El Colegio de México. 1 November 2014. Mexico City, Mexico. Spanish. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141101232231/http://memoriasdehacienda.colmex.mx/index.php/121. 1 November 2014.
  6. Book: Ludlow. Leonor. Los secretarios de hacienda y sus proyectos, 1821–1933. 1 November 2014. 2002. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Mexico City, Mexico. Spanish. 978-970-32-0284-3. 171. 51642023.
  7. Web site: Embajadores de México en el Reino Unido. Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores. 31 October 2014. Mexico City, Mexico. Spanish. 17 February 2014.
  8. Book: Winks, Robin W.. Frederick Billings: A Life. 1 November 2014. 1998. University of California Press. Berkeley, CA, USA. 978-0-520-21497-2. 329. 833097905.
  9. Web site: Embajadores de México en Estados Unidos. Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores. 5 October 2014. Mexico City, Mexico. Spanish. 27 September 2013.
  10. Book: Moseley. Edward H.. Clark Jr.. Paul C.. The A to Z of the United States-Mexican War. 1 November 2014. 2009. Scarecrow Press. Lanham, MD, USA. 978-0-8108-7024-6. 72. 435421465.

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