Francisco de Borja Queipo de Llano, 8th Count of Toreno

Don Francisco de Borja Queipo de Llano y Gayoso de los Cobos, 8th Count of Toreno and 8th Viscount of Matarrosa (6 November 1840 – 31 January 1890[1]) was a Spanish noble and politician. He served as Minister of State between 1875 and 1879, and was also appointed Mayor of Madrid.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Queipo de Llano and the second or maternal family name is Gayoso de los Cobos.
The Count of Toreno.

Life

Born at Madrid, he was the son of the former Prime Minister of Spain José María Queipo de Llano, 7th Count of Toreno.

He was educated at the Madrid Institute and University, entered parliament in 1864 as a Moderado, and sat in all the Cortes of Queen Isabella's reign as a deputy for his ancestral province, Asturias.

Loyal to the Bourbons all through the revolution, he nevertheless became a deputy in the Cortes of 1871-1873, and founded an Alphonsist paper, El Tiempo, in 1873.

When the Restoration took place, its first cabinet made Count de Toreno mayor of the capital[2] and, in 1875, minister of public works, in which capacity he improved the public libraries, museums, academies and archives, and caused many important works to be published, including the Cartas de Indias.[3]

In 1879 he became minister for foreign affairs,[4] in 1880 president of the House of Deputies, in 1884 again governor of Madrid, and in 1885 again president of the House of Deputies.

During the reign of Alphonso XII and the first years of the regency of Queen Christina, Count de Toreno was one of the most prominent Conservative leaders and was often consulted by the Crown. He died on 31 January 1890.[5]

References
  1. "Francisco de Borja Queipo de LLano y Gayoso de los Cobos". Ducal House of Medinaceli Foundation. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  2. "Alcaldes de Madrid. 1842 - 1900" (in Spanish). Ayuntamiento de Madrid. Retrieved 2016-06-10. Conde de Toreno, 1874 - 1875.
  3. "Cartas de Indias" (in Spanish). Ministerio de Fomento. 1877. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  4. "Ministros hasta 1975" (in Spanish). Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y Cooperación. Retrieved 2016-06-10. 7-12-1879 D. Francisco de Borja Queipo de Llano, Conde de Toreno.
  5. Chisholm 1911.
Attribution

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Toreno, Queipo de Llano y Gayoso de, Count". Encyclopædia Britannica. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

Political offices
Preceded by
Francisco Silvela		 Minister of State
Acting
7 March 1879 – 10 March 1879 		Succeeded by
The Marquis of Molíns
Preceded by
The Duke of Tetuan		 Minister of State
9 December 1879 – 20 January 1880		 Succeeded by
Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
Acting


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