José de Carvajal y Lancáster (1698–1754) was a Spanish statesman.

Biography

He was son of the Duke of Liñares and his mother was descendant of

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Jorge de Lancastre, a natural son of King

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. After graduating at the

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, he was appointed ''oidor'' (judge) of the ''Chancillería'' of

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and later councillor of the

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elected him as his personal secretary. In 1746, he was appointed president of the Junta of Commerce and Money, and promoted the establishment of chartered corporations for the improvement of regional trade and manufacture. The new king

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appointed him First Secretary of State that same year, and carried out a neutrality policy. In 1750, he signed the agreement between Spain and Portugal that finished the disputes over the borders of

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and

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;

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returned to Spain in exchange of some

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an territories. He reformed the royal mail and in 1752 founded definitively the

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Bibliography

*Molina, Juan: ''José de Carvajal: un ministro para el reformismo borbónico'', Cáceres: Institución Cultural El Brocense, 1999 *Delgado, José Miguel: ''El proyecto político de Carvajal: pensamiento y reforma en tiempos de Fernando VI'', Madrid: CSIC, 2001

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Carvajal, Jose 1698 births 1754 deaths People from Cáceres, Spain Knights of the Golden Fleece of Spain University of Salamanca alumni Prime Ministers of Spain