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Miguel Ricardo de Álava

1772 - 1843

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Miguel Ricardo de Álava y Esquivel (7 July 1770 – 14 July 1843) was a Spanish general and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Spain in 1835. He was born in the Basque Country, at Vitoria-Gasteiz, in 1770. Álava holds the distinction of having been present at both Trafalgar and Waterloo, fighting against the British at the former and with them at the latter. Alava served as a naval aide-de-camp during the time of Spain's alliance with France but switched sides in 1808 when Napoleon invaded Spain. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Miguel Ricardo de Álava is the 1,294th most popular military personnel (up from 1,295th in 2019), the 1,015th most popular biography from Spain (down from 993rd in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Spanish Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Miguel Ricardo de Álava ranks 1,294 out of 2,058. Before him are Ernst-Günther Baade, Michael von Melas, Issa Pliyev, Marcus Fulvius Nobilior, Walter Krüger, and Gildo. After him are Helmut Kunz, Werner Goldberg, Abdul Haris Nasution, Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet, duc de Belle-Isle, John Fastolf, and Charles Robert Jenkins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1772, Miguel Ricardo de Álava ranks 31. Before him are Mikhail Speransky, Géraud Duroc, Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus, Caesar Augustus Rodney, Gerhard von Kügelgen, and Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. After him are Luke Howard, Solomon II of Imereti, Friedrich Gilly, Manuel José Quintana, Karl Friedrich von Gaertner, and Cristóbal Mendoza. Among people deceased in 1843, Miguel Ricardo de Álava ranks 19. Before him are Robert Southey, Peter Wittgenstein, Sequoyah, Charles Macintosh, Alexis Bouvard, and Casimir Delavigne. After him are Jakob Friedrich Fries, Ippolito Rosellini, Francis Scott Key, John Trumbull, Julius Vincenz von Krombholz, and John Biscoe.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Miguel Ricardo de Álava ranks 1,015 out of 3,355. Before him are Joselito (1943), Àngel Guimerà (1845), Iñaki Sáez (1943), Luis Arconada (1954), Louis of Granada (1504), and Juan Ruiz (1283). After him are Mariano Martín (1919), Enrique Barón Crespo (1944), Ramón Franco (1896), José Antonio Reyes (1983), José Manuel Fuente (1945), and Francesc Pi i Margall (1824).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Spain

Among military personnels born in Spain, Miguel Ricardo de Álava ranks 23. Before him are Cristóbal de Olid (1487), Blas de Lezo (1689), Miguel Cabanellas (1872), Agustina de Aragón (1786), Juan Yagüe (1891), and Francisco Gómez de Sandoval, 1st Duke of Lerma (1553). After him are Gonzalo Queipo de Llano (1875), Gonzalo Guerrero (1470), José Enrique Varela (1891), Vicente Rojo Lluch (1894), José Millán-Astray (1879), and Juan Modesto (1906).

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