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Zenón de Somodevilla y Bengoechea marquis de la Ensenada: Quick Facts

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Born June 2, 1702 • Spain
Died December 2, 1781 (aged 79) • Spain
Title / Office prime minister (1743-1754), Spain
Charles III
Charles III
king of Spain
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Gaspar de Guzmán y Pimental, count-duke de Olivares
prime minister of Spain
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Isabella Farnese
queen of Spain
Painting by Jakob Seisenegger showing Emperor Charles V in ornate Renaissance attire standing beside a large hunting dog, with a green curtain in the background.
Charles V
Holy Roman emperor
Christopher Columbus
Isabella I
queen of Spain
Portrait of Philip II, King of Spain, shown in ornate armor with one hand resting on a helmet, painted in the manner of Sir Anthony More against a dark background.
Philip II
king of Spain and Portugal
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Manuel de Godoy
prime minister of Spain
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José Moñino y Redondo, conde de Floridablanca
Spanish statesman
Diego Velázquez: painting of Philip III
Philip III
king of Spain and Portugal
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Francisco Largo Caballero
prime minister of Spain
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Francisco Gómez de Sandoval y Rojas, duke de Lerma
Spanish statesman
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Luis Méndez de Haro
minister of Spain
Gilt and polychrome relief by Alonso de Mena showing Ferdinand II on the left and Isabella on the right, both with hands raised in prayer, framed by ornate gold trim.
Ferdinand II
king of Spain
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Charles VI
Holy Roman emperor
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Jean Orry
French economist
Engraving of Miguel de Cervantes, shown with a mustache and beard, wearing a ruffled collar and cloak, based on works by Gregorio Ferro and Fernando Selma.
Miguel de Cervantes
Spanish writer
Francisco Franco in military uniform and cap, looking slightly to the side in an undated black and white portrait.
Francisco Franco
ruler of Spain
Hernán Cortés
Hernán Cortés
Spanish conquistador
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd duke de Alba, oil painting by Sir Antony More, 1549; in the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels.
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel, 3 duque de Alba
Spanish soldier and statesman
Cardinal Jiménez de Cisneros
Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros
Spanish cardinal