Juan de Zavala

Prime Minister of the Spanish Republic in 1874

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The Most Excellent The Marquess of Sierra Bullones


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
Nationality	Spanish

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.

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, 24ht 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

^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "Juan Zavala de la Puente". dbe.rah.es. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
^ Anales de la nobleza de España: anuario (in Spanish). Imprenta de Jose Garcia. 1880. p. 188. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
^ 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.
^ Aula Palma (in Spanish). Instituto Ricardo Palma. 2009. p. 109. Retrieved 11 August 2024.