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The birth of the Count of Aranda

Siétamo, Hoya de Huesca, Huesca

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The birth of the Count of Aranda

Historical milestone · Siétamo, Hoya de Huesca, Huesca

In Siétamo, a town located about 12 kilometres from Huesca next to the río Guatizalema and medieval seigniory of the lower-noble Anzano lineage, Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea, 10th Count of Aranda, was born on the 1st of August 1719; he was president of the Council of Castile between 1766 and 1773 and, years later, Secretary of State under Charles IV in 1792. He was also ambassador to Paris and the one entrusted with carrying out the expulsion of the Jesuits in 1767, one of the great figures of the Spanish Enlightenment. He died in Épila on the 9th of January 1798.

1 de agosto de 1719

Photo: Juli Soler i Santaló (Public domain)

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