José de Ezpeleta y Galdeano
Spanish military officer and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
José Manuel de Ezpeleta y Galdeano, 1st Count of Ezpeleta de Beire (in full, José Manuel Ignacio Timoteo de Ezpeleta Galdeano Dicastillo y del Prado, conde de Ezpeleta de Beire) (24 January 1742 in Barcelona[1]–23 November 1823 in Pamplona[2]) was a Spanish military officer and politician, governor of Cuba from 1785 to 1789, and viceroy of New Granada from 1789 to 1797.
A knight of the Order of Charles III and of the Royal and Military Order of San Hermenegildo,[3] he was also a knight of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.[4] He was a governor of the Supreme Royal Council to His Majesty and a councilor of state, as well as field marshal in the Royal Army.[5]
On 1 December 1785 he became Spanish governor of Cuba. He held this position until 1789 when he was promoted to viceroy of New Granada.