- Fernando León y Castillo
Fernando León y Castillo (
Telde ,Canary Islands , 1842 -Biarritz ,France , 1918) was a Spanish politician and a diplomat, he decided on an intervention ofSpain andNorth Africa .He went to
Madrid and collaborated in liberal publications in the late years of Isabella II. From theRevolution of 1868 , he was nominated a governor ofGranada and Valencia.He was successively elected deputy and senator, in 1874 he was named the overseas sub-secretary.
After the restoration with Sagasta as ministry of overseas (Prime Minister several times including 1881-1883 (1886-1887). In 1887, he became ambassador to
France until 1918.He participated in the
Algeciras Conference in 1906
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