Juan González de la Pezuela y Ceballos

The recorded working language is Spanish. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are theatre. Places of work recorded in the authority are Madrid. Positions recorded include member of the Cortes during the reign of Isabel II and Spanish governor of Puerto Rico. Distinctions recorded are Grand Cross of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Hermenegild, Cross Laureate of Saint Ferdinand, Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece and Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic.

• Honorific Prefix — The Most Excellent • Name — Juan de la Pezuela • Birth Name — Juan González de la Pezuela y Cevallos • Born — 16 May 1810 • Birthplace — Lima, Peru • Died — 1 November 1906 • Place of death — Madrid, Spain • Illustration — 1847 Portrait of Juan de la Pezuela by Vicente López Portaña

He was the second son of Joaquín de la Pezuela, 1st Marquess of Viluma and Angela de Cevallos Y Olarria. His elder brother was Manuel de la Pezuela, 2nd Marquess of Viluma. He lived in Peru until 1821. In 1833 he had the rank of a captain and fought in the First Carlist War for the Christinos, distinguishing himself in the battle of Cheste. During the government of Baldomero Espartero, he was involved in a military conspiracy of supporters of Maria Christina, which tried to seize power in Madrid on 7 October 1841, but failed. After two years in exile, he became a member of the Cortes, and in 1846, he was appointed Minister of Navy for a few weeks, then in 1848, he became Captain General of Madrid. Later during the same year, he was appointed Governor of Puerto Rico, as a successor to Juan Prim. He held this position until 1851. He founded the Royal Academy of Belles Letters in Puerto Rico, and banned the new dance Merengue for its "corrupting influence". Between 1853 and 1854, he was Governor of Cuba. He then returned to Spain to serve as Captain General of Catalonia and Captain general of the Army from October 1867. During the 1868 Revolution, he defended the monarchy of Isabella II of Spain, and as a consequence of the defeat, he was then marginalized from important positions under the reign of Amadeo I and under the First Republic. After the rise to the throne of King Alfonso XII in 1874, he was rehabilitated. Pezuela was elected to seat a of the Real Academia Española, he took up his seat on 2 December 1875. He became its director on 2 December 1875, and in the same year, he was awarded the Order of the Golden Fleece. He dedicated the last 30 years of his life to literature, and translated several works, including the Portuguese epic poem Os Lusíadas of Luís de Camões, and the Divine Comedy of Dante.

Recorded positions include member of the Cortes during the reign of Isabel II, Spanish governor of Puerto Rico, Minister of the Spanish Navy, Captain General of Catalonia and Minister of State of Spain. He belonged to Royal Spanish Academy. He worked at Madrid.