Juan de Zavala, 1st Marquis of Sierra Bullones

Juan de Zavala y de la Puente, 1st Marquess of Sierra Bullones (27 December 1804, in Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru – 29 December 1879, in Madrid, Spain) was a Spanish nobleman and politician. After fighting in the First Carlist War, the Marquess served as Prime Minister of Spain.

He was the son of Pedro José de Zavala y Bravo de Rivero, 7th Marquess of San Lorenzo, and Grimanesa de la Puente y Bravo de Lagunas, marchioness de la Puente.

Marriage and issue

He married on 1839 María del Pilar de Guzmán, 24th Duchess of Nájera, and had five children: Juan de Zavala, 25th Duke of Nájera, husband of Caroliba Santamarca, 2nd Countess of Santamarca. Luis de Zavala, 26th Duke of Nájera, married to Guillermina Heredia y Barrón. María del Pilar de Zavala, 20th Marchioness of Aguilar de Campoo, married to Ventura García-Sancho, 1st Count of Consuegra. Juana de Zavala, 7th Countess of Villaseñor, married to Camilo Hurtado de Amézaga , 6th Marquess of the Riscal. María Grimanesa de Zavala, 7th Marchioness of San Lorenzo del Valleumbroso, married to Juan Larios y Enríquez.