Eusebio BardajÃ y Azara

Eusebio Bardají y Azara ( born December 19, 1776 in Gray, † March 7, 1842, Huete ) was a Spanish jurist, diplomat, politician and Prime Minister of Spain (Presidente de Gobierno ).

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Biography

Studies and diplomatic career

After school he studied law at the University of Zaragoza, as well as at the Spanish School of San Clemente ( Colegio de Español " San Clemente ") of the University of Bologna. After graduation, he remained as a diplomat, first in Bologna. In 1800 he became secretary of the embassy in Vienna.

Subsequently, he was secretary to his uncle, the former ambassador to Paris, where he appeared as an active supporter of Pope Pius VII, who was imprisoned in Fontainebleau after church dispute with Napoleon Bonaparte. For his courageous occurred he was given to the recognition of Cardinal Francisco Antonio de Lorenzana. During the last years of the reign of King Charles IV, he then returned to -1808 as Minister Plenipotentiary to Vienna.

After the outbreak of the Spanish War of Independence returned to Spain, where he was then 1809-1810 first secretary of the national assembly ( Cortes ) of Cádiz. From March 20th 1810 to February 6, 1812, he was then First Secretary of State ( Estado de Primera Secretário ), whose task pane, in principle, corresponded to that of a prime minister, rather than he Associate negotiators to Saint Petersburg.

Able to return to the King Ferdinand VII in 1813 upon the resignation of Joseph Bonaparte on the Spanish throne, he was re- called back into the diplomatic service, where he worked in the following years to the embassies in Lucca, London and Paris.

Spanish Revolution of 1820 and climb to the Prime Minister

After the start of the Spanish Revolution of 1820 and his return to Spain he was on March 4, 1821 again First Secretary of the Liberal government ( Trienio Liberal ). This office he held until 8 January 1822. After King Ferdinand VII after the French invasion of Spain in 1823 again took the absolute power he retired to Huete ( Cuenca Province ).

It was not until ten years later he resumed influence on political life in which he had 1834 supporters of the introduced by the then Prime Minister Francisco Martínez de la Rosa new basic law ( Estatuto Real de 1834) in April. In recognition of this, he was appointed by the latter as representative of the province of Cuenca senator.

On August 18, 1837 he was finally appointed himself Prime Minister of Spain (Presidente de Gobierno ). However, he held that post for only two months until October 18, 1837, and retired in connection from politics.

Honorary Appointments

Bardají Azara was appointed on July 2, 1808 Honorary Member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando (Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando ), whose protector he was from 1821 to 1822.