José Gutiérrez de la Concha, 1st Marquess of Havana
The Marquess of Havana | |
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Prime Minister of Spain | |
In office 19 September 1868 – 30 September 1868 | |
Monarch | Isabella II |
Preceded by | Luis Gonzalez-Bravo |
Succeeded by | Pascual Madoz |
Personal details | |
Born | José Gutiérrez de la Concha e Irigoyen 4 June 1809 Córdoba, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, Spanish Empire |
Died | 5 November 1895 Madrid, Spain | (aged 86)
Nationality | Spanish |
José Gutiérrez de la Concha e Irigoyen, 1st Marquess of Havana, 1st Viscount of Cuba, Grandee of Spain (Córdoba, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, 4 June 1809 – Madrid, Spain, 5 November 1895) was a Spanish noble, general, and politician who served three times as Captain General of Cuba and once as the Prime Minister of Spain.
He was born in Córdoba, then part of the Viceroyalty of River Plate in the Spanish Empire.
In 1851, while in command in Cuba, he defeated the Lopez Expedition, a filibustering attempt to seize the island.