Arsenio Martínez Campos

Arsenio Martínez-Campos
Portrait of General Martínez-Campos, c.1889
Prime Minister of Spain
In office
7 March  9 December 1879
MonarchAlfonso XII
Preceded byAntonio Cánovas del Castillo
Succeeded byAntonio Cánovas del Castillo
President of the Senate of Spain
In office
23 December 1885  8 March 1886
MonarchAlfonso XIII
Preceded byCount of Puñonrrostro
Succeeded byMarquess of Havana
In office
27 February 1891  4 February 1893
MonarchAlfonso XIII
Preceded byMarquess of Habana
Succeeded byMarquess of Habana
In office
30 May 1899  18 October 1900
MonarchAlfonso XIII
Preceded byEugenio Montero Ríos
Succeeded byMarcelo Azcárraga Palmero
Minister of War of Spain
In office
7 March  9 December 1879
MonarchAlfonso XII
Prime MinisterHimself
Preceded byFrancisco de Ceballos y Vargas
Succeeded byJosé Ignacio de Echavarría
In office
8 February 1881  13 October 1883
MonarchAlfonso XII
Prime MinisterPráxedes Mateo Sagasta
Preceded byJosé Ignacio de Echavarría
Succeeded byJosé López Domínguez
Minister of the Navy of Spain
In office
9 January  13 January 1883
MonarchAlfonso XII
Prime MinisterPráxedes Mateo Sagasta
Preceded byFrancisco de Paula Pavía
Succeeded byRafael Rodríguez Arias
Captain General of Cuba
In office
16 April 1895  20 January 1896
MonarchAlfonso XIII
RegentMaria Christina of Austria
Prime MinisterAntonio Cánovas del Castillo
Minister of OverseasTomás Castellano y Villarroya
Preceded byEmilio Calleja
Succeeded bySabas Marín
In office
18 June 1878  5 February 1879
MonarchAlfonso XII
Prime MinisterAntonio Cánovas del Castillo
Minister of OverseasCristóbal Martín de Herrera
Preceded byJoaquín Jovellar
Succeeded byCayetano Figueroa
Captain General of Catalonia
In office
5 December 1873  19 January 1874
President of the Executive PowerEmilio Castelar
Francisco Serrano
Minister of WarJosé Sánchez Bregua
Juan Zavala de la Puente
Preceded byJosé Turón y Prats
Succeeded byRafael Izquierdo y Gutiérrez
In office
31 December 1874  10 October 1876
MonarchAlfonso XII
Prime MinisterAntonio Cánovas del Castillo
Joaquín Jovellar
President of the Ministry-RegencyAntonio Cánovas del Castillo
Minister of WarJoaquín Jovellar
Francisco de Ceballos y Vargas
Preceded byJosé López Domínguez
Succeeded byMarquess of Peña Plata
In office
23 July  14 November 1890
MonarchAlfonso XIII
RegentMaria Christina of Austria
Prime MinisterAntonio Cánovas del Castillo
Minister of WarMarcelo Azcárraga Palmero
Preceded byMarquess of Peña Plata
Succeeded byMarquess of Peña Plata
In office
9 March  29 November 1873
President of the Executive PowerEstanislao Figueras
Francisco Pi i Margall
Nicolás Salmerón
Emilio Castelar
Minister of WarJuan Costa Muñoz
Ramón Nouvilas
Estanislao Figueras (as interim)
Nicolás Estévanez
Eulogio González Íscar
Jacobo Oreiro y Villavicencio (as interim)
José Sánchez Bregua
Preceded byMarquess of Peña Plata
Succeeded byValeriano Weyler
Captain General of Valencia
In office
18 July  5 December 1873
PresidentFrancisco Serrano
Prime MinisterFrancisco Serrano
Juan Zavala de la Puente
Minister of WarFernando Cotoner y Chacón (as interim)
Francisco Serrano Bedoya
Preceded byJosé García y Velarde
Succeeded byFrancisco de Ceballos y Vargas
Personal details
Born
Arsenio Martínez y Campos

14 December 1831
Segovia, Spain
DiedSeptember 23, 1900(1900-09-23) (aged 68)
Zarauz, Spain
Political partyLiberal Party (from 1880)
Other political
affiliations
Conservative Party (until 1880)
ProfessionSpanish Armed Forces
Signature
Military service
Allegiance Spain
Branch/service Spanish Army
Years of service1860 – 1896
Rank General de ejército
Battles/warsTetuán War
Glorious Revolution
Ten Years' War
Third Carlist War
Cuban War of Independence

Arsenio Martínez-Campos y Antón, born Martínez y Campos (14 December 1831 – 23 September 1900), was a Spanish officer who rose against the First Spanish Republic in a military revolution in 1874 and restored Spain's Bourbon dynasty. Later, he became Captain-General of Cuba. Martínez Campos took part in wars in Africa, Mexico and Cuba and in the Third Carlist War.