Valentín Ferraz y Barrau

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ferraz and the second or maternal family name is Barrau.
The Most Excellent
Valentín Ferraz
Prime Minister of Spain
In office
12 August 1840 – 28 August 1840
MonarchIsabella II
Preceded byAntonio González
Succeeded byModesto Cortázar
Personal details
BornValentín Ferraz y Barrau
(1792-02-17)17 February 1792
Huesca, Spain
Died31 August 1866(1866-08-31) (aged 74)
Madrid, Spain
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Valentín Ferraz y Barrau (Huesca, Spain, 1792 – Madrid, Spain, 1866) was a Spanish military commander and politician. After fighting in the Peninsular War and in the Peruvian War of Independence Valentín engaged in the chaotic politics of the post-war reign of Isabella II of Spain, serving as Prime Minister of Spain in 1840 and holding other important offices such as Mayor of Madrid.

Born into a noble family established in the twelfth century around the Benasque Valley, Huesca, the family produced several illustrious clerics, politicians, lawyers and military strategists. He was the nephew of Antonio Cornel y Ferraz, the Spanish Minister of War for Charles IV of Spain and first cousin of Jose Ferraz y Cornel, Spanish Minister of Finance For Queen Isabella in 1840, and Francisco Javier Ferraz y Cornel, Lieutenant General and Chief Military Justice, also during the reign of Isabella II.

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