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Date of Birth: 1 September, 1832
Place of Birth: Intramuros, Manila, Spanish East Indies
Date of Death: 30 May, 1915
Place of Death: Madrid, Spain
Ethnicity: Basque, Spanish [Andalusian, Castilian]
Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero was a Spanish soldier and politician. He was Prime Minister of Spain , from 8 August, 1897 to 4 October, 1897 (initially on an interim basis); again, from 23 October, 1900 to 6 March, 1901, and again, from 16 December, 1904 to 25 January, 1905. He was also Captain General of Valencia, from 22 February, 1884 to 5 July, 1890, Minister of War of Spain, from 5 July, 1890 to 11 December, 1892, again, from 23 March, 1895 to 4 October, 1897, and again, from 2 October, 1899 to 18 October, 1900; President of the Senate of Spain, from 18 October, 1900 to 8 November, 1900, again, from 15 May, 1903 to 16 December, 1904, again, from 10 May, 1907 to 14 April, 1910, and again, from 8 November, 1913 to 30 May, 1915; and Minister of the Navy of Spain, from 23 October, 1900 to 31 October, 1900, and again, from 16 December, 1904 to 6 January, 1905.
Prime Minister Azcárraga Palmero’s father, José Manuel Azcárraga y Ugarte, was Basque, from Oñati, Gipuzkoa. His mother, María Isidra Palmero y Verzosa, was born in Manila. Some reports state that María was a mestiza from Albay. However, this is not accurate.
Prime Minister Azcárraga Palmero was married to Margarita Fesser y Diago, until her death, with whom he had five children.
Prime Minister Azcárraga Palmero’s patrilineal line can be traced back to his eleventh great-grandfather, Juan Martínez de Azcárraga.
Prime Minister Azcárraga Palmero’s paternal grandfather was Pedro Antonio Azcárraga y Astorquiza (the son of Pedro Lucas Azcárraga y Gómez de Berganzo and Teresa Antonia Astorquiza y Gaztelu). Pedro Antonio was born in Oñati, Gipuzkoa. Pedro Lucas was the son of Gabriel Antonio Azcárraga y Bengoechea and María Josefa Gómez de Berganzo y Corcóstegui. Teresa was the daughter of Diego Gregorio Astorquiza y Urreta and María Magdalena Gaztelu y Ugarte Cortázar.
Prime Minister Azcárraga Palmero’s paternal grandmother was María Josefa Ugarte y Balzategui (the daughter of Juan Ángel Ugarte Madina and Juana Antonia Balzategui Cortabarría). Josefa was born in Oñati, Gipuzkoa. Ángel was the son of Bautista Ugarte y Lazcano and María Antonia Madina Gárate. Prime Minister Azcárraga Palmero’s great-grandmother Juana was the daughter of Isidro Pedro Balzategui Cortázar and María Josefa Cortabarría Corcóstegui.
Prime Minister Azcárraga Palmero’s maternal grandfather was Andrés Palmero y González (the son of Miguel Palmero and Mariana González). Andrés was Spanish, from Ronda, Málaga.
Prime Minister Azcárraga Palmero’s maternal grandmother was Rita Verzosa y Araoz (the daughter of Vicente Verzosa y Oglive and Josefa Araoz y Uriarte). Rita was born in Manila. Vicente was the son of José Verzosa y Lodeña Mora, who was Spanish, from Torrelaguna, Madrid, and of Isabel Oglive. The surname Oglive is of Scottish origin. However, it is unclear if this is accurate. Prime Minister Palmero’s great-grandmother Josefa was the daughter of Fausto Nicolás Araoz y Araoz, who was Basque, from Oñati, Gipuzkoa, and of María Francisca de Uriarte y Aguirre. All of María Francisca’s ancestors were Basque and Spanish.
Prime Minister Azcárraga Palmero’s matrilineal line can be traced to his ninth great-grandmother, María Duro de la Llana (baptized 9 February 1547, Priego, Cuenca).
He is a third cousin, four times removed, of singer and songwriter Rico Blanco .
Sources: Genealogies of Prime Minister Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero – https://gw.geneanet.org https://www.geni.com