Valentin de Foronda
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Valentin de Foronda y González de Echávarri, (Vitoria, 14 February 1751 – 24 December 1821), was Spanish General Consul in Philadelphia from 1801 to 1807 and Spanish Plenipotentiary Minister in the U.S.A. from 1807 to 1809—tense times because of American ship's lack of discipline in trading with Cuba and the U.S.A.'s support for Francisco de Miranda
who led an attempted revolution for Venezuelan independence from Spain.
He returned to Spain upon the arrival of Luis Onís, who replaced him, and who was nominated by the "Junta Patriótica" opposed to the invaion of Spain by Napoleon Bonaparte.
He taught at the Basque Institutional School, known as Seminario de Vergara, was promoted to Knight of the Military Order of Santiago in 1793, a Knight of the Order of Carlos III in 1801 and was later a member of the American Philosophical Society
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His letter of November 1799 to the then Spanish Secretary of State Mariano Luis de Urquijo
, concerning the financial crushing of the "Banco de San Carlos", a precursor to the actual Bank of Spain, where he had invested the proceeds of sale of his land and farms, probably resulted in his diplomatic nomination to the Spanish Consulate in Philadelphia.
His "Observaciones sobre algunos puntos de la Obra de Don Quijote", Philadelphia (1807), has motivated his inclusion on the short list of people phobic against world famous Seventeenth Century Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes
, (September 29, 1547 – April 23, 1616).
Francisco de Miranda
Sebastián Francisco de Miranda Ravelo y Rodríguez de Espinoza , commonly known as Francisco de Miranda , was a Venezuelan revolutionary...
who led an attempted revolution for Venezuelan independence from Spain.
He returned to Spain upon the arrival of Luis Onís, who replaced him, and who was nominated by the "Junta Patriótica" opposed to the invaion of Spain by Napoleon Bonaparte.
He taught at the Basque Institutional School, known as Seminario de Vergara, was promoted to Knight of the Military Order of Santiago in 1793, a Knight of the Order of Carlos III in 1801 and was later a member of the American Philosophical Society
American Philosophical Society
The American Philosophical Society, founded in 1743, and located in Philadelphia, Pa., is an eminent scholarly organization of international reputation, that promotes useful knowledge in the sciences and humanities through excellence in scholarly research, professional meetings, publications,...
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His letter of November 1799 to the then Spanish Secretary of State Mariano Luis de Urquijo
Mariano Luis de Urquijo
Mariano Luis de Urquijo y Muga , . Secretary of State of Spain from 12 February 1799 to 13 December 1799, during the reign of King Carlos IV of Spain, and between 7 July 1808 and 27 June 1813 under the King Joseph Bonaparte.-Biography:Born to a low nobility Basque family, he studied law in Madrid...
, concerning the financial crushing of the "Banco de San Carlos", a precursor to the actual Bank of Spain, where he had invested the proceeds of sale of his land and farms, probably resulted in his diplomatic nomination to the Spanish Consulate in Philadelphia.
His "Observaciones sobre algunos puntos de la Obra de Don Quijote", Philadelphia (1807), has motivated his inclusion on the short list of people phobic against world famous Seventeenth Century Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes
Miguel de Cervantes
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was a Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright. His magnum opus, Don Quixote, considered the first modern novel, is a classic of Western literature, and is regarded amongst the best works of fiction ever written...
, (September 29, 1547 – April 23, 1616).