Prime Minister of Spain. He received notoriety as a Spanish politician during the early 19th century, serving as prime minister between 1836 and 1837. He was a member of the Progressive Party of Spain. After studying at the Seminary of Mérida, he pursued a career in Law at the University of Seville, practicing law in Badajoz. During the War of Independence of 1808 to 1814, he joined the resistance against the French, holding the positions of member of the Supreme Board of the province of Extremadura in 1808, prosecutor of the public security court of the same, and captain of one of the volunteer companies. When King Fernando VII abolished the Constitution of 1812 for absolutism, he was imprisoned in the Badajoz prison of Corte and sentenced to eight years in prison, being sent to Melilla. This was an era of an unstable Spanish government with many situations of chaos and disorder. With a change in politics in 1820, he was released from prison and was appointed advisor to the Supreme Court and a deputy in parliament. On July 10, 1822, he replaced José María Moscoso as Minister of the Interior. At the end of the Trienio Liberal in 1823, he went into exile in Portugal, England, and France. After becoming prime minister, he established the Spanish Constitution of 1837. He served also at the same as Justice Minister. His term as prime minister was short-lived as his government granted freedom of religion in Spain while still requiring the state to support the Roman Catholic Church, which was not accepted by the Spanish people. He finished his career from 1840 to 1843 as president of the Supreme Court of Spain. He died three years later.
Prime Minister of Spain. He received notoriety as a Spanish politician during the early 19th century, serving as prime minister between 1836 and 1837. He was a member of the Progressive Party of Spain. After studying at the Seminary of Mérida, he pursued a career in Law at the University of Seville, practicing law in Badajoz. During the War of Independence of 1808 to 1814, he joined the resistance against the French, holding the positions of member of the Supreme Board of the province of Extremadura in 1808, prosecutor of the public security court of the same, and captain of one of the volunteer companies. When King Fernando VII abolished the Constitution of 1812 for absolutism, he was imprisoned in the Badajoz prison of Corte and sentenced to eight years in prison, being sent to Melilla. This was an era of an unstable Spanish government with many situations of chaos and disorder. With a change in politics in 1820, he was released from prison and was appointed advisor to the Supreme Court and a deputy in parliament. On July 10, 1822, he replaced José María Moscoso as Minister of the Interior. At the end of the Trienio Liberal in 1823, he went into exile in Portugal, England, and France. After becoming prime minister, he established the Spanish Constitution of 1837. He served also at the same as Justice Minister. His term as prime minister was short-lived as his government granted freedom of religion in Spain while still requiring the state to support the Roman Catholic Church, which was not accepted by the Spanish people. He finished his career from 1840 to 1843 as president of the Supreme Court of Spain. He died three years later.
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