Joaquín María del Castillo y Lanzas
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Joaquín María del Castillo y Lanzas (11 November 1801 – 6 July 1878) was a Mexican politician who served twice as Secretary of Foreign Affairs (1846 and 1858–1859)[5][6][7] and ten days as interim Secretary of Finance (1846) in the cabinet of Mariano Paredes.[2][1]
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Joaquín María del Castillo y Lanzas | |
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Secretary of the Interior, Foreign Affairs and Police | |
In office 7 January 1846 – 1846 | |
President | Mariano Paredes |
In office 10 July 1858 – 1859 | |
Secretary of Finance (ad interim) | |
In office 20 April 1846 – 1 May 1846[1] | |
President | Mariano Paredes[2] |
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Mexico to the United Kingdom | |
In office 8 August 1853 – 6 December 1855 | |
Preceded by | Francisco Facio |
Succeeded by | José María González de la Vega |
Chargé d'affaires of Mexico to the United States (ad interim) | |
In office 1 January 1834 – 19 March 1836[3] | |
Preceded by | José María Montoya |
Succeeded by | Manuel Eduardo de Gorostiza |
In office 5 November 1836 – 13 October 1837[3] | |
Preceded by | Manuel Eduardo de Gorostiza |
Succeeded by | Francisco Pizarro Martínez |
Personal details | |
Born | (1801-11-11)11 November 1801 Xalapa, Veracruz[2] |
Died | 6 July 1878(1878-07-06) (aged 76) Mexico City |
Alma mater | University of Glasgow[4] |
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Del Castillo and the second or maternal family name is Lanzas.
As a diplomat, he also served as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Mexico to the United Kingdom (1853–1855)[8][9] and twice as chargé d'affaires of Mexico to the United States (1834–1836 and 1836–1837).[3]
Aside from his political and diplomatic activities, Del Castillo wrote poetry, worked as a journalist and editor for several publications and translated the works of Lord Byron.[10]