Antonio de los Ríos Rosas
Spanish politician and jurist (1812–1873)
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Antonio de los Ríos Rosas (born Antonio Sánchez del Río y López de la Rosa; 16 March 1812 – 3 November 1873) was a Spanish politician, jurist and diplomat.[1][2] He served as president of the Congress of Deputies during the legislatures of 1863–1864, 1865–1866 and 1872.[3]
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16 March 1812
Antonio de los Ríos Rosas | |
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Portrait by Francisco Sans Cabot, 1874 | |
| Born | Antonio Sánchez del Río y López de la Rosa 16 March 1812 Ronda, Spain |
| Died | 3 November 1873 (aged 61) Madrid, Spain |
| Education | University of Granada |
| Occupations | Politician, jurist and diplomat |
Career
Ríos Rosas was born in Ronda and studied law at the University of Granada. He entered politics as a member of the Moderate Party. He was elected a deputy in 1836; although those Cortes did not meet, he sat in the constituent Cortes of 1836–1837. In 1839 he was appointed political chief of Málaga, and he later served as vice-president of the Congress of Deputies from 1847 to 1848.[2][3]
He was minister plenipotentiary in Lisbon from 1854 to 1855, minister of the interior in 1856, and Spain's ambassador to the Holy See from 1858 to 1860. He was elected president of the Congress three times, in 1863, 1865 and 1872.[2][3] After the Revolution of 1868, he returned to parliament in 1869 after three years away from national politics and remained associated with monarchist and Liberal Union politics.[2]
Academies and honours
Ríos Rosas was a founding member of the Royal Academy of Moral and Political Sciences in 1857.[4] He later occupied seat T of the Royal Spanish Academy, taking possession on 12 February 1871.[2] Queen Isabella II made him a knight of the Spanish Order of the Golden Fleece.[5]
He died in Madrid on 3 November 1873. The government of the First Spanish Republic paid for his burial.[2]