Juan de Zavala

Juan de Zavala y de la Puente, 1st Marquess of Sierra Bullones (27 December 1804, in Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru^[3] – 29 December 1879,^[4] in Madrid, Spain) was a Spanish noble and politician. After fighting in the First Carlist War, the Marquess served as Prime Minister of Spain.

The Most Excellent The Marquess of Sierra Bullones
Prime Minister of Spain
In office 26 February 1874[1] – 29 June 1874[2]
President	Francisco Serrano
Preceded by	Emilio Castelar
Succeeded by	Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
Personal details
Born	Juan de Zavala y de la Puente 27 December 1804 Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru, Spain
Died	29 December 1879 (aged 75) Madrid, Spain
Nationality	Spanish

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Zavala and the second or maternal family name is de la Puente.

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.^[5]

Marriage and issue

Portrait of Zavala, c. 1860

He married on 1839 María del Pilar de Guzmán, 24ht Duchess of Nájera,^[6] 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.