Patricio de la Escosura

Patricio de la Escosura Morrogh (5 September 1807–22 January 1878)[1] was a Spanish politician, journalist, playwright and author associated with the Romantic school.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is de la Escosura and the second or maternal family name is Morrogh.
The Most Excellent

Patricio de la Escosura
Portrait (1854)
Born
Patricio de la Escosura Morrogh

(1807-09-05)5 September 1807
Madrid, Spain
Died22 January 1878(1878-01-22) (aged 70)
Madrid, Spain
Seat G of the Real Academia Española
In office
25 February 1847 – 22 January 1878
Preceded byVicente González Arnao
Succeeded byEmilio Alcalá-Galiano

Biography

Brother of the journalist and playwright Narciso de la Escosura and the engineer Luis de la Escosura y Morrogh, he was a first cousin of the magistrate and writer Francisco de la Escosura Hevia.[2] He was deputy for Palencia, Zaragoza, Oviedo and Cádiz (1846–1871), senator for Córdoba (1872–1873) and member of the Royal Spanish Academy.[3]
He was Minister of the Interior for 5 weeks in 1847 and for 6 months in 1856.
He was also Minister Plenipotentiary for Spain in Portugal (1855) and Germany (1872–1874).

References
  1. "Patricio de la Escosura". Real Academia Española.
  2. García, Matías Fernández (2004). Parroquias Madrileñas de San Martin Y San Pedro El Real (in Spanish). Caparrós editores. ISBN 978-84-87943-99-7.
  3. España, Senado de. "Senado de España: home". www.senado.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-26.
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