Gonzalo O'Farrill y Herrera
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Gonzalo O´Farrill y Herrera, (La Habana, Cuba
, 1754 – Paris
, 1831), the son of a certain "O´Farrill y Arriola", from Irish descent, high Spanish Administrative in La Habana, Cuba. Gonzalo became at the times of King Carlos IV of Spain, a lieutenant general of the Royal Spanish Army, the Director of the Military College at Puerto de Santa María, Cadiz
, Spain
, Plenipotentiary Minister representing Spain in the Kingdom of Prussia under King Frederic and a member, (President), of the "Supreme Joint Council of Spain" when King Carlos IV went to Bayonne
, France
, around March 1808 to meet Napoleon I
Bonaparte there.
But, Minister of War under King Carlos IV of Spain, was for a few days later, (3 to 19 March 1808, between two spells in power of Pedro de Cevallos Guerra, (San Felices de Buelna
, Cantabria
, (Spain) 1764 - ? 1840) Prime Minister under King José I
Bonaparte, former bonapartist King of Naples and eldest brother of Napoleon I
Bonaparte.
Gonzalo O´Farrill was the great uncle of Spanish - Cuban woman aristocrat Mercedes Santa Cruz y Montalvo, (La Habana, Cuba, circa 1789 - Paris, 31 March 1853, aged 63, buried at the Père Lachaise Cemetery
).
Mercedes Santa Cruz married around October 1809, aged around 20, with early forties aged French invading General Antoine Christofe Merlin, a. k. a. Merlin de Thionville, (Thionville
, France, 27 May 1771 - Paris, France, 9 May 1839) who was by then Captain General of the Spanish Royal Gards two months before their wedding.
Maria Teresa Montalvo y O´Farrill was thus in 1807 a widower with 2 very young rich daughters also, described as the "Santa Cruz" girls and became very popular with her Literary Salon at Madrid with such visitors as the poet Manuel Jose Quintana
and famous painter Francisco de Goya.
It is said that she was supposed to be at the time the Spanish love of new Bonaparte family King of Spain, José I Bonaparte, whose wife, Julie Clary
, (Marseille, 26 December 1771 – Florence, Italy, 7 April 1845) apparently, preferred a less risky position and stayed in France with their two daughters.
On leaving hastily the country in 1813 when Napoleonic troops tasted successive defeats, Mercedes Santa Cruz y Montalvo would leave together for Paris with his sister, María Josefa de Santa Cruz y Montalvo, (1791-¿?), married to another "afrancesado", Pedro Miguel Sáenz de Santa María y Carassa, (1781–1823), step son of General Gonzalo O'Farrill y Herrera and a member of the State Council of the "new King" José I.
It seems King José I Bonaparte was perhaps the former lover of her already deceased, (in 1812), mother, Maria Theresa, "La Bella Condesa Cubana".
Years later, Maria Mercedes, (1789–1852), the wife of the French General Merlin de Thionville , would be rather used as a lover by Philarète Chasles
but earlier than that she had played host to more impressive, rather poor, French intellectuals like Victor Hugo
, Alfred de Musset
, Alphonse de Lamartine
, Rossini, opera singer Maria Malibran
, as well as the Spanish-Cuban writers Domingo del Monte and notorious anti-slavist writer José Antonio Saco.
Her translation to Spanish language from the French "Viaje a La Habana" would have a prologue from notorious Spanish-Cuban romantic school poet woman, settled in Spain, Gertrudis Gomez de Avellaneda
, but her hopes of getting lands, money, houses and titles confiscated by the Spanish Bourbons while living exiled, in particular, her appeals around 1845 for having titles and properties restored to the ruling Queen of Spain, Isabel II of Spain did not lead her anywhere.
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
, 1754 – Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, 1831), the son of a certain "O´Farrill y Arriola", from Irish descent, high Spanish Administrative in La Habana, Cuba. Gonzalo became at the times of King Carlos IV of Spain, a lieutenant general of the Royal Spanish Army, the Director of the Military College at Puerto de Santa María, Cadiz
Cádiz
Cadiz is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the homonymous province, one of eight which make up the autonomous community of Andalusia....
, Spain
Spain
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, Plenipotentiary Minister representing Spain in the Kingdom of Prussia under King Frederic and a member, (President), of the "Supreme Joint Council of Spain" when King Carlos IV went to Bayonne
Bayonne
Bayonne is a city and commune in south-western France at the confluence of the Nive and Adour rivers, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, of which it is a sub-prefecture...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, around March 1808 to meet Napoleon I
Napoleon I
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution.As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815...
Bonaparte there.
But, Minister of War under King Carlos IV of Spain, was for a few days later, (3 to 19 March 1808, between two spells in power of Pedro de Cevallos Guerra, (San Felices de Buelna
San Felices de Buelna
San Felices de Buelna is a municipality located in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain....
, Cantabria
Cantabria
Cantabria is a Spanish historical region and autonomous community with Santander as its capital city. It is bordered on the east by the Basque Autonomous Community , on the south by Castile and León , on the west by the Principality of Asturias, and on the north by the Cantabrian Sea.Cantabria...
, (Spain) 1764 - ? 1840) Prime Minister under King José I
Joseph Bonaparte
Joseph-Napoléon Bonaparte was the elder brother of Napoleon Bonaparte, who made him King of Naples and Sicily , and later King of Spain...
Bonaparte, former bonapartist King of Naples and eldest brother of Napoleon I
Napoleon I
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution.As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815...
Bonaparte.
Don Gonzalo O´Farrill, the uncle of "la Bella Condesa Cubana" Maria Theresa
He married a woman, (a Widow?), having already a child, Pedro Miguel, (1781–1823), whose first family name was then "Saenz de Santamaría" and because this step son was also one of the (exiled) courtiers of ephemerous King of Naples and later Spain, José I Bonaparte, it is rather easy to deduce that perhaps O´Farrill wife belonged then to the "Carassa" family, as Pedro Miguel second family name, his mother single name, was just Carassa.Gonzalo O´Farrill was the great uncle of Spanish - Cuban woman aristocrat Mercedes Santa Cruz y Montalvo, (La Habana, Cuba, circa 1789 - Paris, 31 March 1853, aged 63, buried at the Père Lachaise Cemetery
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Père Lachaise Cemetery is the largest cemetery in the city of Paris, France , though there are larger cemeteries in the city's suburbs.Père Lachaise is in the 20th arrondissement, and is reputed to be the world's most-visited cemetery, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors annually to the...
).
Mercedes Santa Cruz married around October 1809, aged around 20, with early forties aged French invading General Antoine Christofe Merlin, a. k. a. Merlin de Thionville, (Thionville
Thionville
Thionville , is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France. The city is located on the left bank of the river Moselle, opposite its suburb Yutz.-Demographics:...
, France, 27 May 1771 - Paris, France, 9 May 1839) who was by then Captain General of the Spanish Royal Gards two months before their wedding.
"La Bella Condesa Cubana" Maria Theresa at Napoleonic Madrid, circa 1808 - 1812, Spain
Doña Mercedes mother, described as a sensual Cuban lady, Maria Teresa Montalvo y O´Farrill, (1771–1812), was already a widow at age 37. She had been in La Habana, Cuba, in 1783, the wife, aged 12, of aged 15 at the time, but powerful and rich Spanish - Cuban businessman Joaquín de Santa Cruz y Cárdenas, (1769 - La Habana, Cuba, from hydropesy, in one of his trips from Spain to Cuba, 1807, aged 38), 3rd Conde de San Juan de Jaruco and 1st Conde de Mopox.Maria Teresa Montalvo y O´Farrill was thus in 1807 a widower with 2 very young rich daughters also, described as the "Santa Cruz" girls and became very popular with her Literary Salon at Madrid with such visitors as the poet Manuel Jose Quintana
Manuel José Quintana
Manuel José Quintana y Lorenzo , was a Spanish poet and man of letters. He was born at Madrid. After completing his studies at Salamanca he was called to the bar....
and famous painter Francisco de Goya.
It is said that she was supposed to be at the time the Spanish love of new Bonaparte family King of Spain, José I Bonaparte, whose wife, Julie Clary
Julie Clary
Marie Julie Bonaparte was Queen consort of Spain and the Indies, Naples and Sicily as the spouse of King Joseph Bonaparte, who was King of Naples and Sicily from January 1806 to June 1808, and later King of Spain and the Spanish West Indies from 25 June 1808 to June 1813.- Background:Julie Clary...
, (Marseille, 26 December 1771 – Florence, Italy, 7 April 1845) apparently, preferred a less risky position and stayed in France with their two daughters.
The Spanish-Cuban aristocrats exiled from Madrid to Paris
Both sisters, orphaned from "La Bella Condesa Cubana" Maria Theresa in 1812, would have to leave Madrid with his great uncle Gonzalo O´Farrill, deceased in Paris in 1831, in 1813, with their respective "traitor" husbands, French General Merlin, (deceased 1839), and Don Gonzalo step son Pedro Maria Saenz de Santamaria y Carasse,(deceased 1823), in the company of scaping group leader and ephemerous King of Spain Jose I Bonaparte.It seems King José I Bonaparte was perhaps the former lover of her already deceased, (in 1812), mother, Maria Theresa, "La Bella Condesa Cubana".
Years later, Maria Mercedes, (1789–1852), the wife of the French General Merlin de Thionville , would be rather used as a lover by Philarète Chasles
Philarète Chasles
Victor Euphemien Philarète Chasles was a French critic and man of letters.He was born at Mainvilliers . His father, Pierre Jacques Michel Chasles , was a member of the Convention, and was one of those who voted the death of Louis XVI...
but earlier than that she had played host to more impressive, rather poor, French intellectuals like Victor Hugo
Victor Hugo
Victor-Marie Hugo was a Frenchpoet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights activist and exponent of the Romantic movement in France....
, Alfred de Musset
Alfred de Musset
Alfred Louis Charles de Musset-Pathay was a French dramatist, poet, and novelist.Along with his poetry, he is known for writing La Confession d'un enfant du siècle from 1836.-Biography:Musset was born on 11 December 1810 in Paris...
, Alphonse de Lamartine
Alphonse de Lamartine
Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de Lamartine was a French writer, poet and politician who was instrumental in the foundation of the Second Republic.-Career:...
, Rossini, opera singer Maria Malibran
Maria Malibran
The mezzo-soprano Maria Malibran , was one of the most famous opera singers of the 19th century. Malibran was known for her stormy personality and dramatic intensity, becoming a legendary figure after her death at age 28...
, as well as the Spanish-Cuban writers Domingo del Monte and notorious anti-slavist writer José Antonio Saco.
Her translation to Spanish language from the French "Viaje a La Habana" would have a prologue from notorious Spanish-Cuban romantic school poet woman, settled in Spain, Gertrudis Gomez de Avellaneda
Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda
Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda y Arteaga was a 19th century Cuban writer.-Life:Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda y Arteaga, widely known as la Avellaneda, was born in Santa María de Puerto Príncipe , Cuba...
, but her hopes of getting lands, money, houses and titles confiscated by the Spanish Bourbons while living exiled, in particular, her appeals around 1845 for having titles and properties restored to the ruling Queen of Spain, Isabel II of Spain did not lead her anywhere.