1787–1862

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Born: March 10, 1787, Gra­na­da, Spain.

Died: Feb­ru­ary 7, 1862, Ma­drid, Spain.

Buried: Pan­te­ón de Hom­bres Ilus­tres, Real Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Atocha, Madrid, Spain.

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Biography

Martínez de la Ro­sa was a states­man and dra­ma­tist and the first prime min­is­ter of Spain to re­ceive the ti­tle of Pre­si­dent of the Coun­cil of Min­is­ters.

Educated at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Gra­na­da, he became deepl­y em­broiled in ear­ly 19th Cen­tury po­li­tics.

In 1814, he was ban­ished to Pe­ñón de Vé­lez de la Go­me­ra on the Barbary Coast. In 1820, he was sud­den­ly re­called and ap­point­ed prime min­is­ter.

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