Joaquin Jovellar y Soler
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Joaquín Jovellar y Soler (December 28, 1819 – April 17, 1892) was a Spanish
general who served as the Prime Minister of Spain
from September 12, 1875 – December 2, 1875 and governor and captain-general
of the Philippines
from April 7, 1883 – April 1, 1885.
Jovellar was born in Palma de Mallorca
. After his studies at military academy he was appointed sub-lieutenant, went to Cuba
as captain in 1842. He returned to the War Office in 1851, was promoted major in 1853, and went to Morocco
as private secretary to O'Donnell
, who made him colonel in 1860, after Jovellar had been wounded at the battle of Wadel Ras.
In 1863 Jovellar became a brigadier-general and the following year he was appointed under-secretary for war. Despite being severely wounded in fighting insurgents on the streets of Madrid
, he rose to the rank of general of division in 1866. Jovellar adhered to the revolution, and Amadeo
made him a lieutenant-general in 1872. In the autumn of 1873, Castelar
sent him to Cuba as governor-general which he served from November 1873–1874 and June 1876–October 1878. In 1874 Jovellar came back to the Peninsula
, and afterwards and was in command of the Army of the Center against the Carlists when Arsenio Martínez Campos went to Sagunto
to proclaim Alfonso XII
. Alfonso XII made him a captain-general, president of the council, life-senator
, and governor-general of the Philippines
(1883–1885). Jovellar died in Madrid on 17 April 1892.
Spain
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general who served as the Prime Minister of Spain
Prime Minister of Spain
The President of the Government of Spain , sometimes known in English as the Prime Minister of Spain, is the head of Government of Spain. The current office is established under the Constitution of 1978...
from September 12, 1875 – December 2, 1875 and governor and captain-general
Governor-General of the Philippines
The Governor-General of the Philippines was the title of the government executive during the colonial period of the Philippines, governed mainly by Spain and the United States, and briefly by Great Britain, from 1565 to 1935....
of the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
from April 7, 1883 – April 1, 1885.
Jovellar was born in Palma de Mallorca
Palma de Mallorca
Palma is the major city and port on the island of Majorca and capital city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. The names Ciutat de Mallorca and Ciutat were used before the War of the Spanish Succession and are still used by people in Majorca. However, the official name...
. After his studies at military academy he was appointed sub-lieutenant, went to Cuba
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...
as captain in 1842. He returned to the War Office in 1851, was promoted major in 1853, and went to Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
as private secretary to O'Donnell
Leopoldo O'Donnell, 1st Duke of Tetuan
Don Leopoldo O'Donnell y Jorris, 1st Duke of Tetuan, 1st Count of Lucena, 1st Viscount of Aliaga, Grandee of Spain, , was a Spanish general and statesman...
, who made him colonel in 1860, after Jovellar had been wounded at the battle of Wadel Ras.
In 1863 Jovellar became a brigadier-general and the following year he was appointed under-secretary for war. Despite being severely wounded in fighting insurgents on the streets of Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, he rose to the rank of general of division in 1866. Jovellar adhered to the revolution, and Amadeo
Amadeo I of Spain
Amadeo I was the only King of Spain from the House of Savoy...
made him a lieutenant-general in 1872. In the autumn of 1873, Castelar
Emilio Castelar y Ripoll
Emilio Castelar y Ripoll was a Spanish republican politician, and a president of the First Spanish Republic.Castelar was born in Cádiz. He was an eloquent and literary man...
sent him to Cuba as governor-general which he served from November 1873–1874 and June 1876–October 1878. In 1874 Jovellar came back to the Peninsula
Iberian Peninsula
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, and afterwards and was in command of the Army of the Center against the Carlists when Arsenio Martínez Campos went to Sagunto
Sagunto
Sagunto or Sagunt is an ancient city in Eastern Spain, in the modern fertile comarca of Camp de Morvedre in the province of Valencia. It is located in a hilly site, c. 30 km north of Valencia, close to the Costa del Azahar on the Mediterranean Sea...
to proclaim Alfonso XII
Alfonso XII of Spain
Alfonso XII was king of Spain, reigning from 1874 to 1885, after a coup d'état restored the monarchy and ended the ephemeral First Spanish Republic.-Early life and paternity:Alfonso was the son of Queen Isabella II of Spain, and...
. Alfonso XII made him a captain-general, president of the council, life-senator
Senator for life
A senator for life is a member of the senate or equivalent upper chamber of a legislature who has life tenure. , 7 Italian Senators out of 322, 4 out of the 47 Burundian Senators and all members of the British House of Lords have lifetime tenure...
, and governor-general of the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
(1883–1885). Jovellar died in Madrid on 17 April 1892.