Zenón de Somodevilla, 1st Marquess of Ensenada
The Marquess of Ensenada | |
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Portrait at the Prado museum, ca. 1750 | |
| Secretary of State for Treasury of Spain | |
| In office 21 May 1743 – 22 July 1754 | |
| Monarchs | Philip V Ferdinand VI |
| First Secretary of State | Marquis of Villarías José de Carvajal Duke of Huéscar (as interim) Ricardo Wall |
| Preceded by | José del Campillo |
| Succeeded by | Count of Valdeparaíso |
| Secretary of State for War of Spain | |
| In office 11 April 1743 – 22 July 1754 | |
| Monarchs | Philip V Ferdinand VI |
| First Secretary of State | Marquis of Villarías José de Carvajal Duke of Huéscar (as interim) Ricardo Wall |
| Preceded by | Marquis of Villarías (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Sebastián de Eslava |
| Secretary of State for Navy and Indies of Spain | |
| In office 11 April 1743 – 22 July 1754 | |
| Monarchs | Philip V Ferdinand VI |
| First Secretary of State | Marquis of Villarías José de Carvajal Duke of Huéscar (as interim) Ricardo Wall |
| Preceded by | Marquis of Villarías |
| Succeeded by | Julián de Arriaga y Ribera |
| Admiral of the Fleet of Spain | |
| First Secretary of State | José de Carvajal y Lancáster |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 April 1702 La Rioja, Spain |
| Died | 2 December 1781 (aged 79) Medina del Campo, Spain |
| Profession | Statesman |
Zenón de Somodevilla y Bengoechea, 1st Marquess of Ensenada (April 20, 1702 – December 2, 1781), commonly known as the Marquess of Ensenada, was a Spanish statesman. He played a key role in crafting and enforcing the Great Gypsy Round-up, officially known as the General Imprisonment of the Gypsies, which was an attempt to exterminate the Roma living in Spain, leading to the death of 12,000 Romani People.