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Leopoldo O'Donnell

1809–1867 · 19th century

Leopoldo O'Donnell was a Spanish general and politician of Irish descent who led the Liberal Union and served three times as prime minister between 1856 and 1866. His long government of 1858 to 1863 waged the Hispano-Moroccan War of 1859–1860, for which he was made Duke of Tetuan, and accepted the reannexation of Santo Domingo in 1861. It also sent Spanish forces to join the intervention in Mexico.

Leopoldo O'Donnell — Image: Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 1 state history

Province of Santo Domingo (1861-1865)

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