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.

The Marquess of Sierra Bullones
Prime Minister of Spain
In office
26 February 1874[1] – 29 June 1874[2]
PresidentFrancisco Serrano
Preceded byEmilio Castelar
Succeeded byPráxedes Mateo Sagasta
Personal details
Born
Juan de Zavala y de la Puente

27 December 1804
Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru, Spain
Died29 December 1879 (aged 75)
Madrid, Spain
NationalitySpanish

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

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Portrait of Zavala, c. 1860

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

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Juan Zavala de la Puente". dbe.rah.es. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  4. ^ Anales de la nobleza de España: anuario (in Spanish). Imprenta de Jose Garcia. 1880. p. 188. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Aula Palma (in Spanish). Instituto Ricardo Palma. 2009. p. 109. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of State
6 June 1855 – 14 July 1856
Succeeded by