Miguel Ricardo de Álava y Esquivel

✶July 7, 1770

†July 14, 1843

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Miguel Ricardo de Álava y Esquivel was a Spanish general and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Spain in 1835. He was born in the Basque Country, at Vitoria-Gasteiz, in 1770. Álava holds the distinction of having been present at both Trafalgar and Waterloo, fighting against the British at the former and with them at the latter.

Spanish general; (1771-1843)

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