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Pedro Rodríguez, Conde de Campomanes

Pedro Rodríguez de Campomanes y Pérez Sorriba, 1st Count of Campomanes (1 July 1723 – 3 February 1802), was a Spanish statesman, economist, and writer who was Minister of the Treasury in 1760. He was an adherent of the position that the state held supremacy over the Catholic Church in Spain, often called Erastianism or Caesaropapism. Campomanes was part of the government of Charles III. A staunch anti-Jesuit, one of the biggest foes of the Society of Jesus, Campomanes was the main driving force behind their expulsion from the Spanish Empire.

Pedro Rodríguez, Conde de Campomanes

Portrait of the first Count of Campomanes

Francisco Bayeu / After Anton Raphael Mengs · Real Academia de la Historia · Public domain

Name
The Count of Campomanes
Born
1 July 1723
Birthplace
Tineo, Spain
Died
3 February 1802 1 July 1723
Place of death
Madrid, Spain
Nationality
Kingdom of Portugal
Occupation
economist · historian · writer · politician · jurist
Languages
Spanish

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Pedro Rodríguez de Campomanes y Pérez Sorriba, 1st Count of Campomanes (1 July 1723 – 3 February 1802), was a Spanish statesman, economist, and writer who was Minister of the Treasury in 1760. He was an adherent of the position that the state held supremacy over the Catholic Church in Spain, often called Erastianism or Caesaropapism. Campomanes was part of the government of Charles III. A staunch anti-Jesuit, one of the biggest foes of the Society of Jesus, Campomanes was the main driving force behind their expulsion from the Spanish Empire.

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Pedro Rodríguez, Conde de Campomanes (1723–1802) was an economist, historian and jurist, among other activities and a national of the Kingdom of Portugal. The economist died in Madrid. Pedro Rodríguez, Conde de Campomanes was a member of Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze detta dei XL, Royal Academy of Jurisprudence and Legislation and Royal Academy of Sciences and Arts of Barcelona, among others and held the positions of Member of the Royal Spanish Academy and Minister of the Treasury of Spain, among others. Languages used include Spanish.

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