Fernando Norzagaray y Escudero
Fernando María Félix Mateo Juan Nepomuceno de Norzagaray y Escudero (19 July 1808 - 12 September 1860) was a Spanish soldier and colonial governor. Of Basque descent, he was a lieutenant general before becoming the 104th Governor of Puerto Rico and the 78th Governor of the Philippines under Spanish colonial rule. He also had a political career in Spain. In 1840 he was briefly Minister of War. On his return to Spain in 1860 he was made a senator, but he died the same year.
Fernando Norzagaray | |
|---|---|
| 78th Governor-General of the Philippines | |
| In office 9 March 1857 – 12 January 1860 | |
| Monarch | Isabella II of Spain |
| Preceded by | Ramón Montero |
| Succeeded by | Ramón María Solano |
| 104th Governor of Puerto Rico | |
| In office May 1852 – January 1855 | |
| Preceded by | Enrique de España y Taberner |
| Succeeded by | Andrés García Gamba |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Fernando María Félix Mateo Juan Nepomuceno de Norzagaray y Escudero 19 July 1808 San Sebastián, Spain |
| Died | 12 September 1860 (aged 52) Madrid, Spain |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of Spain |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
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