Eusebio Calonge
Eusebio Calonge | |
|---|---|
| Senator for life of the Senate of Spain | |
| In office 1853–1868 | |
| Minister of State | |
| In office 13 July 1866 – 9 June 1867 | |
| Monarch | Isabella II |
| Prime Minister | Ramón María Narváez |
| Preceded by | Lorenzo Arrazola |
| Succeeded by | Alejandro de Castro |
| Minister of the Navy, Commerce and Overseas Governance of Spain | |
| In office 10 July – 13 July 1866[1] | |
| Monarch | Isabella II |
| Prime Minister | Ramón María Narváez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eusebio de Calonje y Fenollet 15 December 1813 Vitoria, Spain |
| Died | 28 October 1873 (aged 59) Madrid, Spain |
| Party | Moderate Party |
| Spouse |
Joaquina García de Vicuña
(m. 1840) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Spanish Army Spanish Navy |
| Years of service | 1833–1873 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Battles/wars | |
Eusebio de Calonje y Fenollet (15 December 1813 – 28 October 1873) was a Spanish military officer and politician of the Moderate Party.[2] He served as Minister of State, Minister of the Navy, senator, deputy of Zaragoza, Almería and Teruel provinces as well as the Captain General of Aragon, Navarre and Canary Islands.[3]
Biography
A military officer affiliated with the Moderate Party, he fought in the First Carlist War, reaching the rank of colonel. He was forced into exile during the regency of Baldomero Espartero. He returned to Spain in 1843 and served as a deputy in 1845, 1848, 1850, and 1853. Promoted to brigadier general of infantry in 1846, he held the Captaincy General of Navarre from 1852 to 1854. In 1866, he served as Minister of the Navy for three days and, later that year, as Minister of State until September 1867. At the outbreak of the Revolution of 1868, he was commander-in-chief of the armies of Old Castile, the Basque Country, Navarre, and Galicia. After the revolution's success, he was permitted to go to Portugal.[4]
He returned to Spain in October 1870 and was reinstated in the army after swearing allegiance to the constitution, although he remained on reserve status. In 1871, he was condemned by a court-martial to the loss of his post and honors for refusing to swear allegiance to Amadeo of Savoy. After the abdication of Amadeo I and the proclamation of the republic, he declined to return to his post.[5] He was a life senator from 1853 to 1868 and secretary of the chamber in 1858.[6]
In March 1840 he married Joaquina García de Vicuña. They had a son, Eusebio de Calonje y García de Vicuña, who was also a military officer and reached the rank of brigadier general and captain of the Royal Corps of Halberdier Guards.[7]
Political positions
- Member of Parliament for the Province of Zaragoza (1845–1846)
- Member of Parliament for the Province of Almería (1848–1850)
- Member of Parliament for the Province of Teruel (1850–1851)
- Captain General of the Canary Islands (1852)
- Captain General of Navarre (1852–1854)
- Captain General of Aragon (1867)
Distinctions
- Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand (1848)
- Order of Isabella the Catholic (1850)
- Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Hermenegild (1860)
- Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III (1864)
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Tower and Sword (1867)
- Order of Naval Merit (1867)
References
- ^ "Marina, Ministerio de". Instituto de Historia — CSIC.
- ^ Ficha de Eusebio Calonge, en la web del Congreso de los Diputados, consultada el 1 de mayo de 2018.
- ^ Office of the Prime Minister (14 July 1866). "Royal decree of 13 July 1866 appointed Lieutenant General Eusebio Calonge as minister of state" (PDF). Gaceta de Madrid (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ "Cuerpo de Estado Mayor de Plazas, Escalafon General, en 1 de Febrero de 1874".
- ^ «Eusebio Calonge y Fenollet», Diccionario Biográfico español, Real Academia de la Historia, voz firmada por Vicente Alonso Juanola.
- ^ Senado de España, Expediente Personal del Senador. "Calonge, Eusebio". Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "La Correspondencia Militar, 2 de julio de 1910".