Antonio Alcalá Galiano

Antonio Alcalá Galiano
Portrait by Vicente Palmaroli
Seat f of the Real Academia Española
In office
25 February 1847  11 April 1865
Preceded bySeat established
Succeeded byAdelardo López de Ayala y Herrera
Personal details
Born
Antonio Alcalá Galiano y Fernández de Villavicencio

(1789-07-22)22 July 1789
Cádiz, Spain
Died11 April 1865(1865-04-11) (aged 75)
Madrid, Spain

Antonio Alcalá Galiano y Fernández de Villavicencio, (22 July 1789, Cádiz – 11 April 1865, Madrid) was a Spanish politician and writer who served as Minister of the Navy (1836) and Minister of Public Works (1865). He was elected a Deputy for Cádiz in 1822 and served sporadically through ten successive legislatures, until his death.