José Moñino, 1st Count of Floridablanca
The Count of Floridablanca | |
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Portrait by Pompeo Batoni, c. 1776 | |
| First Secretary of State of Spain | |
| In office 19 February 1777 – 28 February 1792 | |
| Monarchs | Charles III Charles IV |
| Preceded by | Jerónimo Grimaldi, 1st Duke of Grimaldi |
| Succeeded by | Count of Aranda |
| Secretary of State for Grace and Justice of Spain | |
Interim | |
| In office 31 August 1782 – 25 April 1790 | |
| Monarchs | Charles III Charles IV |
| First Secretary of State | Himself |
| Preceded by | Manuel de Roda y Arrieta |
| Succeeded by | Antonio Aniceto Porlier |
| Secretary of State for Indies of Spain | |
Interim | |
| In office 17 June – 8 July 1787 | |
| Monarch | Charles III |
| First Secretary of State | Himself |
| Preceded by | Marquess of Sonora |
| Succeeded by | Antonio Porlier (Secretary of State for Grace and Justice of Indies) Antonio Valdés y Fernández Bazán (Secretary of State for War, Treasury, Commerce and Navigation of Indies) |
| President of the Supreme Central and Governing Junta of Spain and the Indies | |
Interim | |
| In office 25 September – 1 October 1808 | |
| Monarch | Ferdinand VII |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| In office 1 October – 30 December 1808 | |
| Monarch | Ferdinand VII |
| Preceded by | Himself (as acting president) |
| Succeeded by | Count of Altamira (as acting president) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 October 1728 Murcia, Spain |
| Died | 30 December 1808 (aged 80) Seville, Spain |
José Moñino y Redondo, 1st Count of Floridablanca (October 21, 1728 – December 30, 1808) was a Spanish statesman. He was the reformist chief minister of King Charles III of Spain, and also served briefly under Charles IV. He was arguably Spain's most effective statesman in the eighteenth century. In Spain, he is simply known as Conde de Floridablanca.