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Name
  
Juan Zavala,


Role
  
Spanish Politician

Juan de Zavala, 1st Marquis of Sierra Bullones

Died
  
December 29, 1879, Madrid, Spain

Don Juan de Zavala y de la Puente, 1st Marquis of Sierra Bullones Grandee of Spain, 5th Marquis of Torreblanca, 3rd Marquis of la Puente y Sotomayor and 6th Count of Villaseñor (Lima, Peru, 1804 – Madrid, Spain, 1879) was a Spanish noble and politician. After fighting in the First Carlist War, the Marquess served as Prime Minister of Spain.

Was the son of the Peruvian Pedro José de Zavala y Bravo de Rivero, 7th Marquis of San Lorenzo, and Grimanesa de la Puente y Bravo de Lagunas, marchioness de la Puente

Marriage and issue

He married on 1839 María del Pilar de Guzmán, 24ht Duchess of Nájera, and had five children:

  • Juan de Zavala, 25th Duke of Nájera, husband of Caroliba Santamarca, 2nd Countess of Santamarca.
  • Luis de Zavala, 26th Duke of Nájera, married to Guillermina Heredia y Barrón.
  • María del Pilar de Zavala, 20th Marquise of Aguilar de Campoo, married to Ventura García-Sancho, 1st Count of Consuegra.
  • Juana de Zavala, 7th Countess of Villaseñor, married to Camilo Hurtado de Amézaga, 6th Marquis of the Riscal.
  • María Grimanesa de Zavala, 7th Marquise of San Lorenzo del Valleumbroso, married to Juan Larios y Enríquez.

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