Juan Antonio de Urbiztondo, Marquis of La Solana
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Juan Antonio de Urbiztondo y Eguía (7 January 1803, San Sebastián – 26 April 1857, Madrid) was a Spanish military and the marquis of La Solana. In 1814 he became a knight's page in the Spanish Army, fought against the government of Trienio Liberal, and then became the inspector of the Voluntarios Realistas. Madrid historians mentioned Urbiztondo's participation to a dispute at the Royal Palace of Madrid, which involved the Duke of Cádiz, the Duke of Valencia and Joaquín Osorio y Silva-Bazán (who was killed by Urbiztondo).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is de Urbiztondo and the second or maternal family name is Eguía.
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The Marquis of La Solana | |
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Minister of War of the Kingdom of Spain | |
In office 12 October 1856 – 16 December 1856 | |
Monarch | Isabella II of Spain |
Preceded by | Fernando Fernández de Cordova |
Succeeded by | Francisco de Paula Figueras |
73rd Governor-General of the Philippines | |
In office 29 July 1850 – 20 December 1853 | |
Monarch | Isabella II of Spain |
Preceded by | Antonio María Blanco |
Succeeded by | Ramón Montero y Blandino |
Personal details | |
Born | Juan Antonio de Urbiztondo y Eguía 7 January 1803 San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain |
Died | 26 April 1857(1857-04-26) (aged 54) Madrid, Spain |
Occupation | Military officer Governor-General of the Philippines (1850–53) |
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In 1833 he was imprisoned at Mérida due to the accusation that he is supposed-to-be connection to Carlism, but he managed to escape to Portugal.