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Blas Villate

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Blas Villate
Blas de Villate Portrait
Governor of Cuba
Interim
In office
24 September – 21 December 1867
MonarchIsabella II
Prime MinisterRamón María Narváez
Minister of OverseasAlejandro de Castro Casal
Carlos Marfori y Callejas
Preceded byJoaquín del Manzano
Succeeded byFrancisco Lersundi y Hormaechea
In office
13 December 1870 – 11 July 1872
MonarchAmadeo I[1]
RegentFrancisco Serrano[2]
Prime MinisterJuan Prim
Juan Bautista Topete (as interim)
Francisco Serrano
Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla
José Malcampo
Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
Minister of OverseasSegismundo Moret
Adelardo López de Ayala
Tomás Mosquera
Víctor Balaguer
Juan Bautista Topete
Cristóbal Martín de Herrera
Eduardo Gasset y Artime
Preceded byAntonio Caballero y Fernández de Rodas
Succeeded byFrancisco de Ceballos y Vargas
In office
8 March 1875 – 18 January 1876
MonarchAlfonso XII
Prime MinisterAntonio Cánovas del Castillo
Joaquín Jovellar y Soler
Minister of OverseasAdelardo López de Ayala
Preceded byCayetano Figueroa y Garahondo
Succeeded byJoaquín Jovellar y Soler
Personal details
Born(1824-02-03)February 3, 1824
Sestao, Spain
DiedJanuary 8, 1882(1882-01-08) (aged 57)
Madrid, Spain
Military career
Allegiance Spain
RankGeneral

Blas Villate y de la Herra, 2nd Count of Valmaseda (February 3, 1824, in Sestao – January 8, 1882, in Madrid) was a Spanish general. He was several times governor of Cuba:

  • September 24, 1867 - December 21, 1867 (acting governor)
  • December 13, 1870 - July 11, 1872
  • March 8, 1875 - January 18, 1876 [3]

References

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  1. ^ Since 4 January 1871
  2. ^ Until 4 January 1871
  3. ^ Biografia de Conde de Valmaseda