Alejandro Fernández de Araoz y de la Devesa (1894 – 8 November 1970) was a Spanish lawyer and banker. During the Second Spanish Republic he was briefly Governor of the Bank of Spain.
Alejandro Fernández de Araoz y de la Devesa | |
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.jpg) Portrait by Zuloaga | |
| Deputy for Ávila | |
| In office 8 May 1923 – 15 September 1923 | |
| Governor of the Bank of Spain | |
| In office 3 April 1935 – 6 May 1935 | |
| Preceded by | Alfredo de Zavala y Lafora |
| Succeeded by | Alfredo de Zavala y Lafora |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1894 |
| Died | 8 November 1970 Madrid, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Occupation | Banker |
Life
editAlejandro Fernández de Araoz y de la Devesa was born in 1894 in Medina del Campo, Valladolid, Spain. He was the son of Clemente Fernández de la Devesa and Margarita de Araoz Alonso.[1] Fernández Araoz became a state attorney.[2] He married Carmen Marañón y Moya (1913–2005). Their children were María del Carmen, María de los Dolores and Alejandro Fernández de Araoz Marañón.[1]
Alejandro Fernández Araoz ran on a Left Liberal platform and was elected deputy for the Arévalo district of Ávila on 29 April 1923 by 5,730 votes out of 9,292. He held office from 8 May 1923 to 15 September 1923.[2]
Alfredo de Zavala y Lafora was appointed Minister of Finance by Alejandro Lerroux on 3 April 1935, holding office until 6 May 1935.[3] During this period Fernández Araoz acted as Governor of the Bank of Spain.[4] After a month Lerroux submitted the resignation of the entire cabinet.[5] Zavala Lafora resumed his position at the Bank of Spain in May 1935.[4]
Alejandro Fernández de Araoz y de la Devesa died in Madrid on 8 November 1970. He was Chairman of the Board of the Banco Internacional de Comercio.[6]
Notes
editSources
edit- Fernández Araoz, Alejandro (in Spanish), Congreso de los Diputados, retrieved 2018-05-31
- García Moliner, Ramón (January–June 2006), "Alfredo de Zavala Lafora" (PDF), Abogados del Estado (in Spanish) (12–13), Asociación de Abogados del Estado, archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03, retrieved 2018-05-29
- Gobernadores del Banco de España (in Spanish), BDE: Banco de España, retrieved 2018-05-29
- "Primer Aniversario del Excelentisimo Señor Don Alejandro Fernández de Araoz y de la Devesa", ABC de Madrid (in Spanish), Madrid, 6 November 1971, retrieved 2018-05-31
- Sampedro, José Luis; Merry Val, Fernando Alos (2005), "ALFREDO ZAVALA LAFORA" (PDF), Ministros de Hacienda y de Economía, Ministero de Economía y Hacienda, ISBN 84-85482-82-4, retrieved 2018-05-28
- Velasco Berenguer, Gonzalo, "Alejandro Fernández de Araoz y de la Devesa", Geneanet (in Spanish), retrieved 2018-05-31