Mariano Roca de Togores, 1st Marquess of Molins explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Most Excellent
Mariano Roca de Togores
Honorific-Suffix:1st Marquess of Molins GE
Birth Name:Mariano Roca de Togores y Carrasco
Birth Date:17 August 1812
Birth Place:Albacete, Spain
Death Place:Lequeitio (Biscay), Spain
Office:Minister of State
Primeminister:Arsenio Martínez Campos
Term Start:10 March 1879
Term End:16 May 1879
Predecessor:Francisco de Borja Queipo de Llano
Successor:Carlos O'Donnell
Office2:Seat K of the Real Academia Española
Term Start2:1 January 1841
Term End2:4 September 1889
Predecessor2:Juan Bautista Arriaza
Successor2:Francisco Silvela
Office3:Director the Real Academia Española
Term Start3:27 June 1865
Term End3:December 1875
Predecessor3:Ángel de Saavedra
Successor3:Juan de la Pezuela y Cevallos

Mariano Roca de Togores y Carrasco, 1st Marquess of Molins Grandee of Spain and 1st Viscount of Rocamora (17 August 1812, in Albacete, Spain  - 4 September 1889, in Lequeitio, Biscay, Spain) was a Spanish noble, politician and writer who served as Minister of State during the reign of Alfonso XII. His title takes its name from the locality of Molins, Orihuela.

Roca de Togores was elected to seat K of the Real Academia Española, he took up his seat on 1 January 1841. He was the director of the royal academy between 1865 and 1875.[1]

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  1. Web site: Mariano Roca de Togores - letra K. Real Academia Española. 26 May 2023. es.