Miguel Villanueva y Gómez (31 October 1852, in

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– 13 September 1931, in Madrid) was a Spanish

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and

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who served as

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from 1915 to 1916, during the reign of King

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Personal dossier of D. Miguel Villanueva. Spanish Senate
Economy and finance ministers of Spain Foreign ministers of Spain 1852 births 1931 deaths Liberal Party (Spain, 1880) politicians Presidents of the Congress of Deputies (Spain) Members of the Congress of Deputies of the Second Spanish Republic {{spain-politician-stub