The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-28
The Heads NJ the spanish 8overnmsnt.
GENERAL BsPAKTEnO.

The HEADS of the Spanish Governmsns.
GENERAL RsPAxrRnO.
Don Bsldamero EsparferO IL OF i1w exseaoso
was bonn In La AsDcha In 1872. add from his weak
constitution was q 1T destined for the o1urc,. H.
let the convent where be sas educated 10 1905 and
F. en:b. In 1911 be Be anne leussnan. Of engi
peerp: but not bciEg able 70 pass his examine si,n
was transferred to the infantry ct vas solid, ,ere
he rsiRned bis commission.
General No tlo sgainAt the revolted colonies Of
South America, and fought with success and couT-
age in Peru, where he advanced to tue rack Of
colonel. After the capitulstion Of Asucucho, tn
1924, be returned TO Spain, where he was promoted
TO the isDk Of brigsdier general.
In 1882 he declared for the succession OF the
daughter Of Ferdinand VII, present Queen Of
Spain, and In the civil war hich subsequent ensusd
be saved the capital from the insurgents for which
achievement he was made commsL der ln-coief OF the
sIDy II the North, Viceroy Of Nsvarre. aod CAJtan
General Of the Basque Provitces Ia 1887 ne sg sin
saved the ca ital rom the army OF Don Carlos,
whom be threw back across the Ebro, occupied she
hik Of LucheDa, and relieved Bilboa which had
been besieRed by the Caslists For thus feat he
was made Count OF Luchapa. Ia 1888 he annihi
at4d the expe iiti0n OF the Carist General Negri.
His fortunate campaign OF 1889 w,o him the
titles OF Grandee Of the first class Duke Of Visora,
end Grand g, oes OF the Fren b Legion Of Honor.
bis negotiations with Uoroto at last caused Don
Canos 70 quit the soil Of Spain.
In 1910, he defeated the Ca list expedition under
Cabrera, after having previously caused the resig-
patton Of Narvaz, ~ q member OF DaDns Christi
las Cabinet. In that year, The Que~n Regent
having large m sj0rty in the CorteZ, venture t.
circpmscribe the municipalities (Ayuntament0s) Of
Spain. Espatero advised her in Barcelona NOT to
sly the law, aLd whtn IN in-uTr-ction tolo~ the
PRONUNCIATION, returned 20 Madrid, where he was
elected president Of the ministerial council. o.
the 10th Of October, 1910, thu Queen Regent ab ii.
Gated, and vent to Franc. The q rtez GU the 9th
Of May, ls4l, declared Espartero sole Regent Of
Spain.
AS Regent Espartero opposed both the preten.
siols Of The Pope and of the republicans, crushed
the rising Of O'Donnell, VINO had declared for the
Queen Regent, ana prevented ths elopsmens from
Aadrio Of the present Queeo. OF the tso generals
involved in the plot, Lee and Concha. (tOe lattr
subsequently Captain General Of OubA,) he ordered
the q at to be shot.
As Regent Espartero became tie deci led friend
ard ally Of England, In the came maure or that the
Queen Regent rad been that Of France. He re-
NAMED true to the constitution Of 1887, bu 1t the
same time pnt down republlcanism wherever IT
ls42, was put down BY bombardng the city. After
this act, progressistas, m0neradOs and republicans
VI tied against him. He was forced to do lare
general amnesty, but when asked TO dismiss
Generals Zurbano and Image, both known to be 10
the British intersts he di ,mssed instead both his
ministers end the C0rtez.
Catalonia, Andalusis. Aragon, and Jalicia soon
arose. end on the LIT Of July .S43 the revolutionary
Epartero traitor to the country. Az the head Of
the insurYection stood Nsrvsez, who entered Mad
rid on the 22d July. On the S0th Of July Espartero
embarked ct Cadiz, end landed at Falmouth, Eng
the Spanish decree Of August 10th deprived Of al
his titles and honors, be was received In Great
Britain With al the distinc ion due to his rack rs
regent; and It is but reasonable, therefore, to
p0te that he has preserved some gratitude for his
hospitable entertainers
The constitution Of 1887 the Same which Espar.
tero maintained asreeent with so much vgor against
both the Catholic hierarchy aod-tbe republicans is
acclamstion by the people. Nyet rem.ins for me
70 state that Esparte enjoys the reputation Of b.
ing . free trader, and that tho rumor Of his
having made . treaty VITO England derogatory
to the manufacturing interests Ut Cata0oia was
the chief Of the rising II Barcelona in 1843.
II. 40 some assert, the revolution In Spain IA the
work Of Russian intrigue, the return Of Espartero
was certainly not in the programme.
GENERAL o'DONHRLL.
TIE events that have recently occurred In Spain
have brought General O'DOnDell before the public
more than at any previous period. ODonnell, .
Spsniard by rth, Is a. his name implies, Of Irish
origin His family have been long settled In Spain,
and the pames Of his father and uncle, the Counts
Of Lubisbsl NUT be fsmiia' TO the readers Of tho
Dist ~ Of the Peninsular var, or Of toe Duke Of
WeliDgtons despasches.. They we're officers Of
at least in comparison with the military men that
Spain produced at that period. Leopold ODonnelI,
| the present Minister OF War, entered tue army
young, some years before the dea.h Of Ferdinand
After the death Of the King, In 1883, he remain
ed faithful to the Christina cause, while his three
brothers Juan, Carlos, and HeDrique land his 70
hrcthers inlaw passed over to the camp Of u mal
lacarleRui, who raised the stan ard Of Don Carlos
IN the Basque provinces. Even Madame O'Don.
nell the mother Of the Minister, joioed the Osclist
cauee; ard while her son commanded In the name
Of Queen Isabella the province Of Ginpuzcos, his
mother accepted aud long filed the ONCE Of lady
Of bonor to the wife Of Dan Carlo ct their sylvan
court Of Onate, In the same province.
In 1874 O'DoDnell, who was lieutenant general in
the army, was rent % Captain. CenyA 70 Cuba,
where he remained five years, ct the end Of which
be returned - Spain with large 70 tune, gained In
the manner 60 usual to the Governor Of that de-
tendency, and to which for many ears tho only ex
ceptoSs have been Gene ais Jerooymo ValdeS and
jose COncha. O'Donnell returned TO Spain 10 l849.
He wss soon after named Senator; the title OF Count
Of Lucena be had obtained years BEFORE on account
Of vi, tory gained over the artists.
He enrolled himeelf IN the opposition under the
Bravo Murillo and Ssrtorius ministry. The events
In which be has been COZ cevned si0ce then well
known. O'DoDneLl IL fortysix years old, OF lofty
stature, the lower part of his face large and mas
sive. Hs complexion Is rather fair. Hts military
tslens very go I'd, and he may be safely classed
In the same/rank with the Ccnchss. He nsver
figured much a. politician. though from his con-
duct In 1910 and ~, and his taking Office under
the Narvaez governu ent, be was considered "a be
l0DeiI TO the moderado party. He u . man Of
much energy and determination.