Francisco de Cárdenas Espejo (4 February 1817,

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- 3 July 1898,

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) was a Spanish lawyer, journalist and politician who served as

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under King

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."Ministros y miembros de organismos de gobierno. Regencias, Juntas de Gobierno, etc (1808-2000

Centro de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales (CCHS) of the

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Previously he served as 5th

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Biography

After studying law in his home town, in 1839 he became Professor of Moral Philosophy, Logic and Grammar at the

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. In 1853, he was elected a

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for the

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and, in 1864, was named a

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for life. Following the

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, he retired from politics and did not return to elected office until after the

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when he was chosen as a Senator for the Province of Córdoba and reaffirmed as a Senator for life in 1877. He served as Minister of Justice from 1874 to 1875 during the government of Antonio Cánovas and abolished numerous laws that had been enacted during the

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. He founded several conservative periodicals between 1839 and 1847. He also served as the Spanish Ambassador to France and the

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. In addition, he was a member of the

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and the

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; of which he also served as President.

Selected works

*''Ensayo sobre la historia de la propíedad territorial en España'', J.Noguera, 187
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*''Estudios jurídicos'', P. Nuñez, 1884 *''De los vicios y defectos más notables de la legislación civil de España, y de las reformas que para subsanarlas se proponen en el proyecto de código civil'', R. Rodríguez de Rivera, 1852 *''De la influencia del teatro en las costumbres y la protección que puede dispensarle el Estado: Informe de la Real Academia de Ciencias Morales y Políticas'', E. Martínez, 188
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References

External links

Biography and works
@ the Real Academia de la Historia website

@ the Spanish Senate website
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