Pedro Esteban y González-Larrinaga, also known as Marquis de Esteban, was the last Spanish Mayor of Havana elected under Spanish rule.[2]
Don Pedro Esteban y González-Larrinaga, Marquis de Esteban | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Havana | |
| In office June 19, 1898 – January 1, 1899 | |
| Preceded by | Miguel Diaz |
| Succeeded by | Perfecto Lacoste[1] |
| Constituency | Captaincy General of Cuba |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pedro Esteban y González-Larrinaga 1850 Havana, Captaincy General of Cuba, Spanish Empire |
| Nationality |  Spanish |
Early history
editPedro Esteban y González-Larrinaga was born in Havana, Spanish Cuba in 1850. His relatives were one of the old wealthy Spanish families in Cuba. He was bestowed the non-royal title of Marquis de Esteban, which translates as Marquis of Esteban based on his father's surname. His maternal grandfather was Don Ignacio González-Larrinaga y Benítez, an honorary intendant of the Navy.[3]
On December 17, 1879, he graduated from the Universidad de la Habana and received his Bachelor of Laws.[4]
By the 1890s, he was a large property owner.[5]
Politics
editPedro Esteban, who succeeded a conservative mayor, was appointed by Captain General Ramón Blanco rather than being chosen by popular vote.[5] He was a member of the Autonomist Junta in Havana. Despite the papal title, he had no qualifications or experience in politics.[6]
Marquis of Esteban took up his post on June 19, 1898, serving as the Mayor and president of the City Council of Havana.[7]
In December 1898, he witnessed the ashes of Christopher Columbus being transferred from the Havana Cathedral to the Spanish cruiser [[Spanish cruiser Conde del Venadito|Conde del Venadito]].[8]
At the time of the Spanish evacuation, the civil government surrendered.[9] He held the position of municipal mayor of Havana until January 1899 when American military authorities appointed Cuban Perfecto Lacoste.[10]
References
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- ^ The New York Times. (1899, January 18). Ludlow Scores Spaniards: Havana Left With Scarcely an Attribute of Spanish Rule. Retrieved May 27, 2024, from https://www.nytimes.com/1899/01/18/archives/ludlow-scores-spaniards-havana-left-with-scarcely-an-attribute-of.html
- ^ "Historias de familias cubanas Tomo III". archive.org. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ Gazeta de Puerto-Rico. (January 12, 1897). Real Universidad de la Habana; 1897. Newspapers.com. Retrieved June 3, 2024, from https://www.newspapers.com/article/gazeta-de-puerto-rico-real-universidad-d/148613340/
- ^ a b "The Mayor of Havana - Newspapers.com™". newspapers.com. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
- ^ "Mayor of Havana: Spaniard with a Glorious Wealth of Names Gets the Coveted Job; 1898 - Newspapers.com™". newspapers.com. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
- ^ Indianapolis Journal. (1898, December 24). Retrieved from https://newspapers.library.in.gov/?a=d&d=IJ18981224.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------
- ^ The Pilot. (1898, December 17). Retrieved May 27, 2024, from https://newspapers.bc.edu/?a=d&d=pilot18981217-01.2.32
- ^ "The Change of Rulers: Spanish Sovereignty in the Island of Cuba - Newspapers.com™". newspapers.com. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ^ Bianchi Ross, C. (2017, September 20). Cuba: A Different Story. RUTH.