Saturnino Álvarez Bugallal (February 11, 1834 – May 30, 1885) was a Spanish

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 lawyer

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, journalist

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 and politician

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He was Minister of Justice during the reign of Alfonso XII of Spain

Alfonso XII of Spain

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. He was a deputy in Congress on for Ourense (province)

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 and Pontevedra (province)

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 and elected in most of the elections between 1858 and 1884, as senator for Orense in 1884. He was Minister of Justice on two occasions: between 6 January and 7 March 1879, and between 9 December 1879 and 8 February 1881 in individual governments presided over by Antonio Cánovas del Castillo

Antonio Cánovas del Castillo

Antonio Cánovas del Castillo was a Spanish politician and historian known principally for his role in supporting the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy to the Spanish throne and for his death at the hands of an anarchist assassin, Michele Angiolillo.-Early career:Born in Málaga as the son of...

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He died in 1885.