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Javier de Burgos

1778–1848 · 19th century

Javier de Burgos was a Spanish politician, writer and translator from Motril. As minister of development in 1833 he carried out the territorial division of Spain into 49 provinces grouped in historical regions, which with few changes remains the basis of Spanish provinces today. He also translated Horace and later served again as a minister under Isabella II.

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Kingdom of Murcia

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