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    Francisco Serrano, 1st Duke of la Torre

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  1. Francisco Serrano Domínguez, 1st Duke of la Torre, Grandee of Spain, Count of San Antonio (17 December 1810 – 25 November 1885) was a Spanish marshal and statesman. He was Prime Minister of Spain in 1868–69 and regent in 1869–70. Early life and education.

  2. Captain-general of Cuba. Francisco Serrano y Domínguez, Duke de la Torre. Serrano assisted Marshal Leopoldo O'Donnell in the military movements of 1854 and 1856, and was his staunch follower for twelve years. O'Donnell appointed him as marshal in 1856 and captain-general of Cuba from 1859 to 1862.

  3. O’Donnell made him marshal in 1856 and captain-general of Cuba from 1859 to 1862; and Serrano not only. governed that island with success, and did good service in the war in Santo Domingo, hut he was the first viceroy who. advocated political and financial reforms in the colony. On his return to Spain he was made duke de la Torre, grandee.

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  5. On his return to Spain he was made duke de la Torre, grandee of the first class, and minister of foreign affairs by O'Donnell. Serrano gallantly exposed his life to help O'Donnell quell the formidable insurrection of the 22nd of June 1866 at Madrid, and was rewarded with the Golden Fleece.

  6. Francisco Serrano y Domínguez, 1st Duke of la Torre (17 December 1810 – 25 November 1885) was a Spanish nobleman and statesman. He was Prime Minister of Spain in 1868–69 and regent in 1869–70. On November 24, 1862, he Queen Isabel II of Spain created him the 1st Duke of la Torre. Template:S-gov Template:S-dip. Categories:

  7. Serrano began his studies at Vergara in the Basque provinces. Military career Following his father into the military, he became a cadet in 1822, cornet in 1833 in the lancers of Sagunto , and passed into the carabiniers in 1829.

  8. Duke of la Torre is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1862 by Isabella II to Francisco Serrano, Count consort of San Antonio, in acknowledgement of his loyalty during his time as Captain General of Cuba.

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