Gaspar de Remisa, 1st Marquess of Remisa

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Remisa and the second or maternal family name is Miarons.
The Most Excellent
The Marquess of Remisa
Portrait of the marquess, by Vicente López Portaña (Romanticism Museum). 1844
Senator for life
In office
15 August 1845 – 26 November 1847
Senator
for Málaga & Ourense
In office
6 July 1838 – 15 August 1845
Director-General for the Treasury
In office
17 August 1826 – 27 December 1833
Preceded byLuis Gargollo
Succeeded byJulián Aquilino Pérez
Personal details
Born3 November 1784 (1784-11-03)
Sant Hipòlit de Voltregà, Spain
Died26 November 1847(1847-11-26) (aged 63)
Madrid, Spain
Spouse
Mariana Teresa Rafo de Tolosa
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(m. 1822)​
Children2

Gaspar de Remisa y Miarons, 1st Marquess of Remisa (3 November 1784 – 26 November 1847) was a Spanish banker and politician.

Biography

Remisa was born in Sant Hipòlit de Voltregà (Barcelona), into a wealthy family of merchants. He joined the family business from an early age, trading with all kinds of products in Barcelona and, during the Peninsular War, he trade with both sides. After the war ended, and thanks to his friendship with The Duke of Bailén —at that time captain general of Catalonia— he obtained numerous public contracts. In 1823 he created, along with his cousin, Josep Casals Remisa, the Casals Remisa Bank.[1]

After his business success, he moved to Madrid, where he began to participate in politics. In 1825, he was appointed Treasurer of the Army and, the following year, director-general for the Treasury (a position known before 1824 as Treasurer General of the Kingdom) and member of the Royal Council of Finance, serving as such until December 1833.[2] At the same time, he continued promoting business, reviving old projects such as the Canal de Castilla or entering the mining business at the Riotinto-Nerva mining basin. He also promoted the creation of the Bolsa de Madrid and financed the creation of newspaper El Corresponsal (1839–1844), led by one of his friends, Buenaventura Carlos Aribau.[1]

He became a close ally and financial advisor to Queen María Christina, The Queen Regent, marrying his elder daughter, María de los Dolores, to the Queen's second husband's brother. In 1840, The Queen Regent, in the name of her infant daughter, Queen Isabella II, granted him the title of Marquess of Remisa.[3]

In 1838 he was appointed senator for Málaga[4] and, since 1843, for Ourense. In 1845 he was appointed senator for life.[5] Meanwhile, he was a member of the board of directors of the Bank of Isabella II and, during the 1847 financial crisis, he supported the merger of the San Fernando and Isabelal II banks. From April to October 1847, he served as vicepresident of the Council of Agriculture and Commerce, advising the minister for trade, education and public works.[6]

He died on 26 November 1847 in Madrid, at the age of 63. According to contemporary press reports, “on the night of Tuesday [November 23]” —the early morning of Wednesday— he suffered a “cerebral congestion” or “apoplectic stroke”, passing away three days later.[7] He was buried in the afternoon of Tuesday, 30 November 1847.[8] His wife, María Teresa, passed away in January of the following year.[9]

Marriage and children

In 1822 he married Mariana Teresa Rafo de Tolosa, with whom he had two daughters:

  1. María de los Dolores Remisa y Rafo, 2nd and last Marchioness of Remisa. She married Jesús Muñoz y Sánchez, brother of The Duke of Riánsares, second husband of Queen Regent María Christina. They had five children.
  2. María de la Concepción de Remisa y Rafo, married to businessman Segismundo Moret y Quintana, uncle of Segismundo Moret, several times prime minister of Spain from 1905 to 1910.

Titles, honours and styles

Titles and honours

On 4 February 1840 he was created Viscount of Casa Sanz and, once he had paid all the related taxes, he was created Marquess of Remisa on 24 February 1840.[3] The Viscounty was suppressed as it was a prior and legally necessary title to the granting of a noble title.

During his life, he was also made Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (1833)[10] and Commander by Number of the Order of Charles III.[11] Since 1830, he was also commander of the Royal Order of Francis I (Kingdom of the Two Sicilies).[12] Also, he was an honorary member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of the Immaculate Conception.[11]

Styles

  • 30 December 1833 – 24 February 1840: The Most Excellent Don Gaspar de Remisa y Miarons
  • 4 February 1840 – 24 February 1840: The Most Excellent The Viscount of Casa Sanz
  • 24 February 1840 – 26 November 1847: The Most Excellent The Marquess of Remisa

References

  1. ^ a b Valero-Carreras, David (2024-03-07). "De Masies de Voltregà a asesor de la reina consorte". Ara en Castellano (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-12-09.
  2. ^ Santirso Rodríguez, Manuel (September 1994). Revolución liberal y guerra civil en Cataluña (1833-1840) (PDF). Vol. 1. Autonomous University of Barcelona. p. 30. ISBN 84-490-0263-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b Cifuentes, María Teresa Fernández-Mota de; Archivo, Spain Ministerio de Justicia (1984). Relacíon de títulos nobiliarios vacantes, y principales documentos que contiene cada expediente que, de los mismos, se conserva en el Archivo del Ministerio de Justicia (in Spanish). Ediciones Hidalguia. p. 307. ISBN 978-84-00-05780-0.
  4. ^ "Real decreto nombrando Senadores por las distintas provincias que se enumeran a los señores que se expresan" (PDF). 7 July 1838.
  5. ^ Senate of Spain. "Remisa Miarons, Gaspar. Marqués de Remisa". www.senado.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-12-09.
  6. ^ Ministry of Trade, Instruction and Public Works (10 April 1847). "Real decreto nombrando Vicepresidente del Consejo de agricultura y comercio a D. Gaspar Remisa" [Royal Decree appointing Mr. Gaspar Remisa as Vicepresident of the Council of Agriculture and Trade.] (PDF). Gaceta de Madrid (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  7. ^ "Noticias varias.- Repentina muerte del Excmo. Sr. marqués de Remisa. Noticia de un niño que fue mordido por un perro, junto á San Antonio de los Portugueses. Se ha verificado la publicación de la Bula con el aparato de costumbre; entre otras noticias" [News - Sudden death of His Excellency the Marquess of Remisa. News of a child bitten by a dog near San Antonio de los Portugueses. The publication of the Papal Bull has been verified with the usual ceremony; among other news items.] (PDF). Gaceta de Madrid (in Spanish). 29 November 1847. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  8. ^ "Noticias varias.- S.M. la Reina nuestra Señora se presentó la otra tarde en el Prado en un gracioso carruaje. Traslado á la última morada de los restos mortales del marqués de Remisa" [News.—Her Majesty the Queen appeared the other afternoon in the Prado in a graceful carriage. Transfer to the final resting place of the mortal remains of the Marquess of Remisa.] (PDF). Gaceta de Madrid (in Spanish). 3 December 1847. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  9. ^ "Madrid 29 de enero.- De los partes remitidos por al intervención principal de arbitrios municipales resulta que han entrado en el día de anteayer por las puertas de esta capital las cantidades de los artículos que se expresan. Se siente la inesperada muerte de la Excma. Sra. Marquesa de Remisa. Fallecimiento de Giovani Bachiega. Sepulcro de Napoleón, entre otras" [Madrid, January 29th. - From the reports sent by the main municipal tax office, it appears that the quantities of the items listed entered the city through the gates of this capital the day before yesterday. The unexpected death of Her Excellency the Marchioness of Remisa is mourned. Death of Giovanni Bachiega. Napoleon's tomb, among other matters.] (PDF). Gaceta de Madrid (in Spanish). 29 January 1848.
  10. ^ Ministry of State (4 January 1834). "Real Orden comunicando un Real Decreto concediendo la gran cruz de la Real órden americana de Isabel la Católica a D. Gaspar Remisa" [Royal Order communicating a Royal Decree granting the Grand Cross of the Royal American Order of Isabella the Catholic to Mr. Gaspar Remisa.] (PDF). Gaceta de Madrid (in Spanish).
  11. ^ a b Diccionario universal de historia y de geografia ...: N - SAY (in Spanish). Andrade. 1855. p. 579.
  12. ^ Neapel, Königreich (1841). Almanacco reale del Regno delle Due Sicilie: per l'anno .... 1841 (in Italian). p. 516.
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