| 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]
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