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Evaristo Fernández De San Miguel
Evaristo José Fernández San Miguel y Valledor, Duke of San Miguel (26 October 1785–29 May 1862) was a Spanish soldier, politician and writer. He was a deputy in the Cortes Generales in the legislatures of 1841, 1846, 1854-1856. He was named Senator for life in 1851 and Captain General in 1856.. Feito Rodríguez, Honorio"Evaristo José Fernández San Miguel y Valledor." ''Diccionario Biográfico electrónico'' (''DB~e'').''Real Academia de la Historia''. Retrieved 30 December 2022. Military career After having studied Mathematics at the Real Instituto Asturiano in Gijón, and Humanities at Oviedo University,. Gil Novales, Alberto (2010)''Diccionario biográfico de España (1808-1833)'': A/F, pp. 1077-1079.Fundación Mapfre. Retrieved 31 December 2022. San Miguel joined the Army as a cadet in May 1805 in the Regimiento Primero de Voluntarios de Aragón, together with his brother Santos, who would later be promoted to lieutenant general. At the start of the Peninsular War, San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federico Madrazo
Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz (9 February 181510 June 1894) was a Spanish painter. Biography Born in Rome, he was the son of José de Madrazo y Agudo, the painter and former Director of the Prado Museum, and Isabel Kuntz Valentini. Federico's grandfather on his mother side was Tadeusz Kuntze, a Polish painter. His brothers were Luis de Madrazo, a painter, Pedro de Madrazo, an art critic and Juan de Madrazo, an architect. Among his children were Ricardo de Madrazo, also a painter, Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta and Cecilia de Madrazo who married the great Orientalist artist, Marià Fortuny. The Madrazo family have been described as one of the most important painting dynasties, who literally dominated 19th-century painting in Spain.''Los Madrazo, una familia de artistas: xhibition'' Museo Municipal, 1985 atálogo de la exposición, tapa del libro/ref> He received his first instruction from his father. While still attending the classes at the Royal Academy of San Fernando, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |