Juan de Zavala

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The Most Excellent
The Marquess of Sierra Bullones
Prime Minister of Spain
In office
26 February 1874 – 29 June 1874
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

Juan de Zavala y de la Puente, 1st Marquess of Sierra Bullones (27 December 1804, in Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru – 29 December 1879, 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.

Marriage and issue

Portrait of Zavala, c. 1860

He married on 1839 María del Pilar de Guzmán, 24ht Duchess of Nájera, 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.
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of State
6 June 1855 – 14 July 1856
Succeeded by
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