Joaquín María López y López
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Joaquín María López y López (Villena
, Spain
, 15 August 1798 – Madrid
, Spain, 14 November 1855) was a Spanish politician, writer and journalist who served twice as Prime Minister of Spain
in 1843, during the reign of Queen Isabella II
. López held other important political offices such as Minister of the Gobernation (1836–1837) and Mayor of Madrid
in 1840.
Villena
Villena is a city in Spain, in the Valencian Community. It is located at the northwest part of Alicante, and borders to the west with Castilla-La Mancha and Murcia, to the north with the province of Valencia and to the east and south with the province of Alicante. It is the capital of the comarca...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, 15 August 1798 – Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, Spain, 14 November 1855) was a Spanish politician, writer and journalist who served twice as Prime Minister of Spain
Prime Minister of Spain
The President of the Government of Spain , sometimes known in English as the Prime Minister of Spain, is the head of Government of Spain. The current office is established under the Constitution of 1978...
in 1843, during the reign of Queen Isabella II
Isabella II of Spain
Isabella II was the only female monarch of Spain in modern times. She came to the throne as an infant, but her succession was disputed by the Carlists, who refused to recognise a female sovereign, leading to the Carlist Wars. After a troubled reign, she was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of...
. López held other important political offices such as Minister of the Gobernation (1836–1837) and Mayor of Madrid
Mayor of Madrid
The Mayor of Madrid is an elected politician who, along with Madrid City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Madrid....
in 1840.
Works
- El juramento
- Discursos pronunciados en las Cortes de 1836, 37 y 38
- Lecciones de elocuencia general, de elocuencia forense, de elocuencia parlamentaria y de improvisación
- Colección de discursos parlamantarios, Defensas Forenses y producciones literarias