About Modesto Cortázar
Lived 1783 – 1862 (aged 78). Modesto Cortázar was a Spanish politician, lawyer and judge.
Modesto Cortázar y Leal de Ibarra (15 June 1783, in Briviesca (Burgos) – 25 January 1862, in Madrid) was a Spanish politician and Prime Minister.
Cortázar was a member of the Progressive Party in Spain.
When the government of Valentín Ferraz y Barrau fell on 28 August 1840, he was appointed by Regent María Cristina de Borbón to form a government in which he became acting Prime Minister and also held the post of Minister of Justice. After 2 weeks, he was replaced by Vicente Sancho y Cobertores.
During the Década Moderada, he became in January 1847 President of the Congress of Deputies and in September 1847 Foreign minister in the cabinet of Florencio García Goyena.
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Who was Modesto Cortázar?
Spanish politician and lawyer (1783-1862)
When was Modesto Cortázar born?
Modesto Cortázar was born on 15 June 1783 in Briviesca.
When did Modesto Cortázar die?
Modesto Cortázar died on 25 January 1862 in Madrid.
What was Modesto Cortázar's occupation?
Modesto Cortázar was a politician, lawyer and judge.
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Modesto Cortázar was Spanish.
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· DBpedia: Modesto Cortázar y Leal de Ibarra
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