José Moñino y Redondo, conde de Floridablanca

José Moñino y Redondo, conde de Floridablanca (born October 21, 1728, Murcia, Spain—died December 28?, 1808, Sevilla) was a Spanish statesman and minister who became identified with the reform program of King Charles III. Moñino y Redondo was a leading advocate in Madrid when he was appointed fiscal of the council of Castile in 1766. Having cooperated in the expulsion of the Jesuits from Spain in 1767 and being known as a convinced regalist, he...