Ángel Calderón de la Barca y Belgrano
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Ángel Calderón de la Barca y Belgrano (Buenos Aires
, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
, 2 October 1790 – 1861) was a Spanish
nobleman and politician
who served as Minister of State
between 1853 and 1854. He was a correspondent of William H. Prescott
, the eminent American historian
, and was married firstly to Isabel Ana de Vera y Sotosánchez and later to Frances Inglis, who wrote a successful book concerning their life in Mexico
when de la Barca was stationed there as an envoy
. His second wife was granted the Marquisate of Calderón de la Barca in 1876.
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
The Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, , was the last and most short-lived Viceroyalty of the Spanish Empire in America.The Viceroyalty was established in 1776 out of several former Viceroyalty of Perú dependencies that mainly extended over the Río de la Plata basin, roughly the present day...
, 2 October 1790 – 1861) was a Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
nobleman and politician
Politician
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who served as Minister of State
Minister of Foreign Affairs (Spain)
The Spanish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation is the department of Government of Spain responsible for Spain's foreign relations. The present incumbent of the office is Trinidad Jiménez of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party ....
between 1853 and 1854. He was a correspondent of William H. Prescott
William H. Prescott
William Hickling Prescott was an American historian and Hispanist, who is widely recognized by historiographers to have been the first American scientific historian...
, the eminent American historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
, and was married firstly to Isabel Ana de Vera y Sotosánchez and later to Frances Inglis, who wrote a successful book concerning their life in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
when de la Barca was stationed there as an envoy
Diplomat
A diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and...
. His second wife was granted the Marquisate of Calderón de la Barca in 1876.