Fernando León Y Castillo

Fernando León y Castillo, Marqués del Muni (

Telde Telde is a town and a Municipalities of Spain, municipality in the eastern part of the island of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, overseas (Atlantic) insular Spain. It is the second most populous municipality on the island, with a population of (201 ...

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, 1842 -

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, 1918) was a Spanish politician and diplomat, he decided on an intervention of

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and

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. He went to

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and collaborated in liberal publications in the late years of

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. From the

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, he was nominated a governor of

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and

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. He was successively elected deputy and senator, in 1874 he was named the overseas sub-secretary. After the restoration with Sagasta as ministry of overseas (Prime Minister several times including 1881-1883 (1886–1887). In 1887, he became ambassador to

until 1918. He participated in the Algeciras Conference in 1906 1842 births 1918 deaths People from Telde Liberal Party (Spain, 1880) politicians Government ministers of Spain Members of the Congress of Deputies (Spain) Members of the Congress of Deputies of the Spanish Restoration Members of the Senate of Spain Politicians from the Canary Islands Ambassadors of Spain to France Knights of the Golden Fleece of Spain {{Canary-politician-stub