Fernándo Norzagaray y Escudero, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Fernándo Norzagaray y Escudero

Governor of Puerto Rico

Date of Birth: 19-Jul-1808

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

Date of Death: 12-Sep-1860

Profession: military personnel, politician

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Fernando María Félix Mateo Juan Nepomuceno de Norzagaray y Escudero (19 July 1808 - 12 September 1860) was a Spanish soldier and colonial governor.
Of Basque descent, he was a lieutenant general before becoming the 104th Governor of Puerto Rico and the 78th Governor of the Philippines under Spanish colonial rule.
He also had a political career in Spain.
In 1840 he was briefly Minister of War.
On his return to Spain in 1860 he was made a senator, but he died the same year.