José García de León | |
Office: | Prime Minister of Spain |
Term Start: | 30 October 1816 |
Term End: | 14 September 1818 |
Predecessor: | Pedro Cevallos Guerra |
Successor: | Carlos Martínez de Irujo |
Birth Date: | 19 October 1770 |
Birth Place: | Madrid, Spain |
Death Date: | 27 January 1835 |
Death Place: | Madrid, Spain |
Birthname: | José García de León y Pizarro |
Nationality: | Spanish |
Honorific Prefix: | The Most Excellent |
José García de León y Pizarro (19 October 1770 in Madrid[1] – 1835 in Madrid) was Minister of State (First Secretary of State) of Spain from 30 October 1816 to 14 September 1818. He married Maria Mercedes Avila and had a son Rafael Garcia. He was a member of the Senate as a Hero of the Kingdom from 1834 to 1835.[2] Prior to this, he briefly emigrated and settled in France from 1823 to 1830 after he was exiled.[3]