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The Most Excellent
The Marquess of Sierra Bullones
Retrato del capitán general del Ejército Juan de Zabala y de la Puente.jpg
Prime Minister of Spain
In office
26 February 1874 – 29 June 1874
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 – 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

Retrato del capitán general del Ejército Juan de Zabala y de la Puente
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
Claudio Antón de Luzuriaga
Minister of State
6 June 1855 – 14 July 1856
Succeeded by
Nicomedes Pastor Díaz

See also

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