Fernando Norzagaray | |
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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[1] |
Died | 12 September 1860 Madrid, Spain | (aged 52)
Military service | |
Allegiance | Kingdom of Spain |
Rank | Lieutenant-General |
Fernando María Félix Mateo Juan Nepomuceno de Norzagaray y Escudero (19 July 1808 - 12 September 1860)[1] 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.[2]