Juan de Zavala
| The Most Excellent Juan de Zavala 1st Marquess of Sierra Bullones | |
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Portrait of Zavala, c. 1860
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| Prime Minister of Spain | |
| In office 26 February 1874[1] – 29 June 1874[2] | |
| President | Francisco Serrano |
| Preceded by | Emilio Castelar |
| Succeeded by | Práxedes Mateo Sagasta |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Juan de Zavala y de la Puente 27 December 1804 Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru, Spain |
| Died | 29 December 1879 (aged 75) Madrid, Spain |
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 nobleman 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, 24th Duchess of Nájera,[6] and had five children:
- Juan de Zavala, 25th Duke of Nájera, husband of Caroliba Santamarca, 2nd Countess of Santamarca.
- Luis de Zavala, 26th Duke of Nájera, married to Guillermina Heredia y Barrón.
- María del Pilar de Zavala, 20th Marchioness of Aguilar de Campoo, married to Ventura García-Sancho, 1st Count of Consuegra.
- Juana de Zavala, 7th Countess of Villaseñor, married to Camilo Hurtado de Amézaga, 6th Marquess of the Riscal.
- María Grimanesa de Zavala, 7th Marchioness of San Lorenzo del Valleumbroso, married to Juan Larios y Enríquez.
References
- Back to citation Coleccion de las leyes, decretos y declaraciones de las Cortes (in Spanish). Imprenta del Ministerio de Gracia y Justicia. 1874. p. 382. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- Back to citation Narración militar de la guerra carlista de 1869 á 1876 (in Spanish). Impr. del Departmentósito de la Guerra. 1885. p. 191. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- Back to citation "Juan Zavala de la Puente". dbe.rah.es. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- Back to citation Anales de la nobleza de España: anuario (in Spanish). Imprenta de Jose Garcia. 1880. p. 188. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- Back to citation Alfaro, Manuel Ibo (1860). La Corona de laurel: coleccion de biografias de los generales que han tomado parte en la gloriosa campaña de África (in Spanish). Establ. Literario y Tip. de Manuel Ibo Alfaro. p. 407. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- Back to citation Aula Palma (in Spanish). Instituto Ricardo Palma. 2009. p. 109. Retrieved 11 August 2024.