About Fernando León, 1st Marquis of the Muni
Lived 1842 – 1918 (aged 75). Fernando León, 1st Marquis of the Muni was a Spanish diplomat and politician.
Fernando León y Castillo, 1st Marquess of Muni (30 November 1842 – 12 March 1918 ) was a Spanish politician and diplomat, he decided on an intervention of Spain and North Africa.
He went to Madrid and collaborated in liberal publications in the late years of the reign of Isabella II. From the Revolution of 1868, he was nominated a governor of Granada and Valencia.
He was successively elected deputy and senator for the province of the Canary Islands, and in 1874 he was named the overseas sub-secretary.
During the government of Práxedes Mateo Sagasta, he served as minister of overseas (1881–1883) and minister of the interior (1886–1887). In 1887, he was appointed ambassador to France until 1918. In 1900 he created Marquess of Muni for negotiating with France over the Spanish Guinea (present-day Equatorial Guinea) in the Treaty of Paris.
He participated in the Algeciras Conference in 1906
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Who was Fernando León, 1st Marquis of the Muni?
Spanish politician
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Fernando León, 1st Marquis of the Muni was born on 30 November 1842 in Telde.
When did Fernando León, 1st Marquis of the Muni die?
Fernando León, 1st Marquis of the Muni died on 12 March 1918 in Biarritz.
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Fernando León, 1st Marquis of the Muni was a diplomat and politician.
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Fernando León, 1st Marquis of the Muni was Spanish.
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