Juan de Zavala

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Zavala and the second or maternal family name is de la Puente.
The Most Excellent
Juan de Zavala
1st Marquess of Sierra Bullones
Portrait of Zavala, c. 1860
Prime Minister of Spain
In office
26 February 1874 – 29 June 1874
PresidentFrancisco Serrano
Preceded byEmilio Castelar
Succeeded byPráxedes Mateo Sagasta
Personal details
BornJuan de Zavala y de la Puente
27 December 1804
Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru, Spain
Died29 December 1879 (aged 75)
Madrid, Spain

Juan de Zavala y de la Puente, 1st Marquess of Sierra Bullones (27 December 1804, in Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru – 29 December 1879, in Madrid, Spain) was a Spanish nobleman and politician. After fighting in the First Carlist War, the Marquess served as Prime Minister of Spain.

He was the son of Pedro José de Zavala y Bravo de Rivero, 7th Marquess of San Lorenzo, and Grimanesa de la Puente y Bravo de Lagunas, marchioness de la Puente.

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