Juan de Zavala explained

The Marquess of Sierra Bullones
Office:Prime Minister of Spain
President:Francisco Serrano
Term Start:26 February 1874[1]
Term End:29 June 1874[2]
Predecessor:Emilio Castelar
Successor:Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
Birth Date:27 December 1804
Birth Place:Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru, Spain
Death Date:29 December 1879 (aged 75)
Death Place:Madrid, Spain
Birthname:Juan de Zavala y de la Puente
Nationality:Spanish
Honorific Prefix:The Most Excellent

Juan de Zavala y de la Puente, 1st Marquess of Sierra Bullones (27 December 1804, in Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru[3] – 29 December 1879,[4] in Madrid, Spain) was a Spanish noble and politician. After fighting in the First Carlist War, the Marquess served as Prime Minister of Spain.

He was the son of Pedro José de Zavala y Bravo de Rivero, 7th Marquess of San Lorenzo, and Grimanesa de la Puente y Bravo de Lagunas, marchioness de la Puente.[5]

Marriage and issue

He married on 1839 María del Pilar de Guzmán, 24ht Duchess of Nájera,[6] and had five children:

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Coleccion de las leyes, decretos y declaraciones de las Cortes . 1874 . Imprenta del Ministerio de Gracia y Justicia . 382 . 11 August 2024 . es.
  2. Book: Narración militar de la guerra carlista de 1869 á 1876 . 1885 . Impr. del Departmentósito de la Guerra . 191 . 11 August 2024 . es.
  3. Web site: Juan Zavala de la Puente . dbe.rah.es . 11 August 2024.
  4. Book: Anales de la nobleza de España: anuario . 1880 . Imprenta de Jose Garcia . 188 . 11 August 2024 . es.
  5. Book: Alfaro . Manuel Ibo . La Corona de laurel: coleccion de biografias de los generales que han tomado parte en la gloriosa campaña de África . 1860 . Establ. Literario y Tip. de Manuel Ibo Alfaro . 407 . 11 August 2024 . es.
  6. Book: Aula Palma . 2009 . Instituto Ricardo Palma . 109 . 11 August 2024 . es.