Leopoldo Augusto de Cueto, 1st Marquis of Valmar
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Leopoldo Augusto de Cueto y López de Ortega, 1st Marquis of Valmar (Cartagena, Spain
, 16 July 1815 - Madrid
, Spain
, 12 January 1901) was a Spanish noble
, writer
, diplomat
and politician
who served as Minister of State
in 1857.
Don (honorific)
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Leopoldo Augusto de Cueto y López de Ortega, 1st Marquis of Valmar (Cartagena, Spain
Cartagena, Spain
Cartagena is a Spanish city and a major naval station located in the Region of Murcia, by the Mediterranean coast, south-eastern Spain. As of January 2011, it has a population of 218,210 inhabitants being the Region’s second largest municipality and the country’s 6th non-Province capital...
, 16 July 1815 - Madrid
Madrid
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, Spain
Spain
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, 12 January 1901) was a Spanish noble
Nobility
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, writer
Writer
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, diplomat
Diplomat
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and politician
Politician
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who served as Minister of State
Minister of Foreign Affairs (Spain)
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in 1857.