Fernando Norzagaray y Escudero

Fernando Norzagaray
78th Governor-General of the Philippines
In office
9 March 1857 – 12 January 1860
MonarchIsabella II of Spain
Preceded byRamón Montero
Succeeded byRamón María Solano
104th Governor of Puerto Rico
In office
May 1852 – January 1855
Preceded byEnrique de España y Taberner
Succeeded byAndrés García Gamba
Personal details
Born
Fernando María Félix Mateo Juan Nepomuceno de Norzagaray y Escudero

(1808-07-19)19 July 1808
San Sebastián, Spain[1]
Died12 September 1860(1860-09-12) (aged 52)
Madrid, Spain
Military service
Allegiance Kingdom of Spain
RankLieutenant-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]

  1. ^ a b "Film # 008184098 Image Film # 008184098; ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSL4-CKDW — FamilySearch.org". FamilySearch. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  2. ^ "NORZAGARAY Y ESCUDERO, Fernando: File of the Life Senator". Spanish Senate. Retrieved July 25, 2012.

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