Conde de José María Queipo de Llano Ruiz de Saravia Toreno

Born in Oviedo in 1786, the 7th Count of Toreno grew up in one of Asturias’s noble families and became deeply involved in public life during a time of upheaval in Spain. He took part in politics during and after the Napoleonic era and later served as prime minister.

He is also remembered as a historian. His best-known work, Historia del levantamiento, guerra y revolución de España, helped shape how later readers understood Spain’s resistance to Napoleon and the wider political struggles of the period.

Toreno died in Paris in 1843. Today he is usually remembered as a figure who stood at the meeting point of politics, reform, and historical writing in 19th-century Spain.