Francisco Silvela, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Francisco Silvela

Spanish politician

Date of Birth: 15-Dec-1843

Place of Birth: Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

Date of Death: 29-May-1905

Profession: lawyer, politician, diplomat, historian, journalist

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Francisco Silvela y Le Vielleuze (15 December 1843, in Madrid – 29 May 1905, in Madrid) was a Spanish politician who became Prime Minister of Spain on 3 May 1899, succeeding Práxedes Mateo Sagasta.
He served in this capacity until 22 October 1900. Silvela also served a second term from 6 December 1902 to 20 July 1903, in which he succeeded another one of Práxedes Mateo Sagasta's many separate terms as prime minister. Francisco Silvela belonged to the Conservative Party led by Antonio Cánovas del Castillo.
He became leader of the Party after the assassination of Cánovas in 1897.
His government concluded the German–Spanish Treaty (1899), selling the remainder of the Spanish East Indies. Francisco Silvela named the general Arsenio Linares y Pombo, who had fought in the Spanish–American War, Minister of War in 1900. Francisco Silvela withdrew from politics in 1903 and appointed Antonio Maura as his successor.
He died in Madrid in 1905.



Alternative names	Antonio Cánovas del Castillo y Vallejo, Antonio Cánovas del Castillo, Dalton Kaulak, Antonio Váscano
Description	Spanish photographer, lawyer, politician, painter, art critic and writer
Date of birth/death	1874	13 September 1933
Location of birth/death	Madrid	Madrid
Work location	Madrid
Authority control	: Q5958697 VIAF: 38236327 ISNI: 0000 0000 7828 741X ULAN: 500320419 LCCN: n81054062 SUDOC: 180971840 WorldCat