Joaquín Jovellar | |
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| Prime Minister of Spain | |
| In office 12 September 1875 – 2 December 1875 | |
| Monarch | Alfonso XII |
| Preceded by | Antonio Cánovas del Castillo |
| Succeeded by | Antonio Cánovas del Castillo |
| Minister of War of Spain | |
| In office 31 December 1874 – 2 December 1875 | |
| Monarch | Alfonso XII |
| Prime Minister | Antonio Cánovas del Castillo Himself |
| President of the Ministry-Regency | Antonio Cánovas del Castillo |
| Preceded by | Francisco Serrano Bedoya |
| Succeeded by | Francisco de Ceballos y Vargas |
| In office 27 November 1885 – 10 October 1886 | |
| Monarch | Alfonso XIII[1] |
| Regent | Maria Christina of Austria |
| Prime Minister | Práxedes Mateo Sagasta |
| Preceded by | Jenaro Quesada |
| Succeeded by | Ignacio María del Castillo |
| Governor-General of the Philippines | |
| In office 7 April 1883 – 1 April 1885 | |
| Monarch | Alfonso XII |
| Prime Minister | Práxedes Mateo Sagasta José Posada Herrera Antonio Cánovas del Castillo |
| Minister of Overseas | Fernando León y Castillo Gaspar Núñez de Arce Estanislao Suárez Inclán Manuel Aguirre de Tejada |
| Preceded by | Emilio Molíns (acting) The Marquis of Estella |
| Succeeded by | Emilio Molíns (acting) Emilio Terrero y Perinat |
| Governor of Cuba | |
| In office 4 November 1873 – 6 April 1874 | |
| President | Emilio Castelar Francisco Serrano |
| Prime Minister | Emilio Castelar Francisco Serrano Juan Zavala de la Puente |
| Minister of Overseas | Santiago Soler y Pla Tomás Mosquera |
| Preceded by | Cándido Pieltaín |
| Succeeded by | José Gutiérrez de la Concha |
| In office 18 January 1876 – 18 June 1878 | |
| Monarch | Alfonso XII |
| Prime Minister | Antonio Cánovas del Castillo |
| Minister of Overseas | Adelardo López de Ayala y Herrera Cristóbal Martín de Herrera |
| Preceded by | Blas Villate |
| Succeeded by | Arsenio Martínez-Campos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joaquín Jovellar y Soler 28 December 1819 |
| Died | 17 April 1892(1892-04-17) (aged 72) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Spain |
| Rank |  |
| Battles/wars | Glorious Revolution,Third Carlist War |
Joaquín Jovellar y Soler (28 December 1819 – 17 April 1892) was a Spanish general who served as thePrime Minister of Spain from 12 September 1875 to 2 December 1875 andgovernor and captain-general of thePhilippines from 7 April 1883 to 1 April 1885.
Jovellar was born inPalma de Mallorca. After his studies at military academy he was appointed sub-lieutenant, went toCuba as captain in 1842. He returned to the War Office in 1851, was promoted major in 1853, and went toMorocco as private secretary toO'Donnell, who made him colonel in 1860, after Jovellar had been wounded at the battle of Wadel Ras.[2]
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 ofMadrid, he rose to the rank of general of division in 1866. Jovellar adhered to the revolution, andAmadeo 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 thePeninsula, and afterwards and was in command of the Army of the Center against theCarlists whenArsenio Martínez Campos went toSagunto to proclaimAlfonso XII. Alfonso XII made him a captain-general, president of the council,life-senator, and governor-general of thePhilippines (1883–1885). Jovellar died in Madrid on 17 April 1892.[2]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Jovellar y Soler, Joaquin".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 526.| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Prime Minister of Spain 1875 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | 103rdGovernor and Captain-General of the Philippines 1883–1885 | Succeeded by |
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