Francisco Martínez de la Rosa

Francisco de Paula Martínez de la Rosa y Cornejo (March 10, 1787 – February 7, 1862) was a Spanish statesman and dramatist and the first prime minister of Spain to receive the title of President of the Council of Ministers.

The Most Excellent
Francisco Martínez de la Rosa
Prime Minister of Spain
In office
10 January 1834  7 June 1835
MonarchIsabella II
Preceded byFrancisco Cea Bermúdez
Succeeded byJosé María Queipo de Llano
In office
28 February 1822  5 August 1822
MonarchFerdinand VII
Preceded byRamón López Pelegrín (acting)
Succeeded byEvaristo Fernández San Miguel y Valledor (acting)
Seat C of the Real Academia Española
In office
4 January 1821  7 February 1862
Preceded byManuel de Lardizábal y Uribe
Succeeded byLuis González Bravo
Director of the Real Academia Española
In office
21 November 1839  7 February 1862
Preceded byJosé Gabriel de Silva-Bazán
Succeeded byÁngel de Saavedra
Personal details
Born
Francisco de Paula Martínez de la Rosa y Cornejo

(1787-03-10)10 March 1787
Granada, Spain
Died7 February 1862(1862-02-07) (aged 74)
Madrid, Spain
Resting placePantheon of Illustrious Men
Political partyRealista Moderado
Alma materUniversity of Granada
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He became Prime Minister in the opening months of the First Carlist War and his liberal government oversaw the promulgation of a new Spanish constitution: the Spanish Royal Statute of 1834.

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