Joaquín María López y López

Joaquín María López y López ( born August 15, 1798 in Villena, † November 14, 1855 in Madrid) was a Spanish politician and Prime Minister of Spain (Presidente del Gobierno ).

Life

Study and reign of Ferdinand VII

After school he studied law at the Complutense University of Madrid. Subsequently, he worked as a lawyer and as a Professor of Political Right.

During the three-year liberal period ( triennio Liberal ) after the revolution of January 1820, he was a volunteer of the National military service. After King Ferdinand VII after the French invasion of Spain in 1823 again took the absolute power he went into exile in France and returned only after the king's death in 1833 to Spain.

Reign of Isabella II and Prime Minister

In the elections of 30 June 1834, he was first elected Members of Parliament ( Congreso de los Deputies ). In the following years he belonged to the Parliament until September 3, 1844, representing the constituencies of Alicante, Albacete, Madrid, Valencia, Barcelona, ​​La Coruna, Malaga, Cáceres, Cadiz and Toledo. During this time he tried to join the liberal reforms. In November 1837 he was also President of the Parliament for three days also.

In 1835 he also belonged to the circle of the preparation of the revolt of Valencia and then was for a short time the Government Junta as a vice president at. On September 11, 1836, he was appointed as Minister of the Interior ( Ministro de Gobernación ) in the cabinet of José María Calatrava, which he then belonged to 27 March 1837.

On 9 May 1843 he was finally appointed for the first time even as Prime Minister of Spain (Presidente del Gobierno ). As such, he was, however, redeemed after ten days on May 19, 1843 disagreements with the Regent General Baldomero Espartero Álvaro Gómez Becerra. At the same time he took during his short term of office, the office of the Minister of clemency petitions and Justice ( Ministro de Gracia y Justicia ).

As Gómez Becerra was released on July 23, 1843 after the defeat Esparteros at the July riots as Prime Minister, López López followed him in this office again gradually took over in his ruling until November 20, 1843 Cabinet again and the Ministry of clemency petitions and Justice. One of the most important decisions of his term took place on November 8, 1843 with the declaration of majority ( declaración de edad de mayoria ), who was only thirteen years of Queen Isabella II by the Cortes. This eliminated the previous need for the appointment of a regent.

For his political services he was on April 21, 1847 by the Queen for a life senator ( Sendaor Vitalicio ) appointed. Last was in 1854, nor his appointment as judge of the military and naval court (Tribunal de Guerra y Marina).

Publications

In addition to short stories and poems he was particularly active as a writer of political writings:

• El juramento ( The Oath )
• Discursos pronunciados en las Cortes de 1836, 37 y 38 ( Selected speeches before the Cortes 1836-1838 )
• Lecciones de elocuencia general, de elocuencia forense, de elocuencia Parlamentaria y de improvisación ( lessons of general eloquence, the eloquence in court, parliamentary eloquence and improvisation )
• Colección de Discursos parlamantarios, Defensas Forenses y producciones literarias (Collected speeches in Parliament, judicial defenses and Books).