Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
Antonio Cánovas del Castillo | |
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| Prime Minister of Spain | |
| In office 24 March 1895 – 8 August 1897 | |
| Monarch | Alfonso XIII |
| Regent | Maria Christina of Austria |
| Preceded by | Práxedes Mateo Sagasta |
| Succeeded by | Marcelo Azcárraga |
| In office 8 July 1890 – 13 December 1892 | |
| Monarch | Alfonso XIII |
| Regent | Maria Christina of Austria |
| Preceded by | Práxedes Mateo Sagasta |
| Succeeded by | Práxedes Mateo Sagasta |
| In office 20 January 1884 – 28 November 1885 | |
| Monarch | Alfonso XII |
| Regent | Maria Christina of Austria |
| Preceded by | José Posada Herrera |
| Succeeded by | Práxedes Mateo Sagasta |
| In office 11 December 1879 – 10 February 1881 | |
| Monarch | Alfonso XII |
| Preceded by | Arsenio Martínez Campos |
| Succeeded by | Práxedes Mateo Sagasta |
| In office 3 December 1875 – 8 March 1879 | |
| Monarch | Alfonso XII |
| Preceded by | Joaquín Jovellar |
| Succeeded by | Arsenio Martínez Campos |
| In office 10 January 1875 – 12 September 1875 | |
| Monarch | Alfonso XII |
| Preceded by | Himself (as President of the Ministry-Regency) |
| Succeeded by | Joaquín Jovellar |
| President of the Ministry-Regency | |
| In office 31 December 1874 – 10 January 1875 | |
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| President of the Congress of Deputies | |
| In office 26 December 1885 – 8 March 1886 | |
| Monarch | Alfonso XIII |
| Regent | Maria Christina of Austria |
| Prime Minister | Práxedes Mateo Sagasta |
| Preceded by | Francisco de Borja Quiepo |
| Succeeded by | Cristino Martos y Balbí |
| Minister of State of Spain | |
Interim | |
| In office 20 January – 19 March 1880 | |
| Monarch | Alfonso XII |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Francisco de Borja Queipo |
| Succeeded by | Marquess of Pazo de la Merced |
| Minister of Governance of Spain | |
| In office 1 March – 16 September 1864 | |
| Monarch | Isabella II |
| Prime Minister | Alejandro Mon y Menéndez |
| Preceded by | Antonio de Benavides y Fernández de Navarrete |
| Succeeded by | Luis González Bravo |
| Minister of Overseas of Spain | |
| In office 21 June 1865 – 10 July 1866 | |
| Monarch | Isabella II |
| Prime Minister | Leopoldo O'Donnell |
| Preceded by | Manuel Seijas Lozano |
| Succeeded by | Alejandro de Castro Casal |
| Minister of the Navy of Spain | |
Interim | |
| In office 9 February – 8 June 1875 | |
| Monarch | Alfonso XII |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Mariano Roca de Togrores |
| Succeeded by | Santiago Durán Lira |
Interim | |
| In office 5 July 1890 – 23 November 1891 | |
| Monarch | Alfonso XIII |
| Regent | Maria Christina of Austria |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | José María Beránger |
| Succeeded by | Florencio Montojo y Trillo |
| Under Secretary of the Governance | |
| In office 22 August 1860 – 21 January 1863 | |
| Monarch | Isabella II |
| Prime Minister | Leopoldo O'Donnell |
| Minister of Governance | José Posada Herrera |
| Preceded by | Juan Lorenzana |
| Succeeded by | Nicolás Suárez Cantón |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Antonio Cánovas del Castillo 8 February 1828 Málaga, Spain |
| Died | 8 August 1897 (aged 69) Mondragón, Spain |
| Resting place | Pantheon of Illustrious Men |
| Political party | Conservative Party |
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| Nickname | El Monstruo |
Antonio Cánovas del Castillo (8 February 1828 – 8 August 1897) was a Spanish politician and historian known principally for serving six terms as prime minister and his overarching role as "architect" of the regime that ensued with the 1874 restoration of the Bourbon monarchy. He was assassinated by Italian anarchist Michele Angiolillo.
As leader of the Liberal-Conservative Party—also known more simply as the Conservative Party—the name of Cánovas became symbolic of the alternate succession in the Restoration regime along with Práxedes Mateo Sagasta's.