Ramón Blanco, 1st Marquess of Peña Plata, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ramón Blanco, 1st Marquess of Peña Plata

Spanish colonial governor, General of Spain

Date of Birth: 15-Sep-1833

Place of Birth: Donostia-San Sebastian, Basque Country, Spain

Date of Death: 04-Mar-1906

Profession: military personnel, politician

Nationality: Spain, Cuba

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Ramón Blanco Erenas Riera y Polo, 1st Marquess of Peña Plata (September 15, 1833 – April 4, 1906) was a Spanish brigadier and colonial administrator.
Born in San Sebastián, he was sent to the Caribbean in 1858 and governed Cuba and Santo Domingo.
In 1861, he returned to Spain but was then sent to the Philippines (1866–1871).Afterwards, he returned to Spain and served in the Third Carlist War, where he attained the rank of brigadier.
He served as captain-general of Navarre after taking part in the 1876 offensive in the valley of Baztan; he acquired his marquessate during this time.
He was sent to Cuba as captain-general in April 1879, and was involved in the Little War.
He returned to Spain in November 1881 and served as Captain General of Catalonia and Extremadura.