Ministry of Overseas (Spain)
The Ministry of Overseas or Ministry of Overseas Territories (Spanish Ministerio de Ultramar) was the ministerial department in charge of the direction of Spanish territories between 1863 and 1899. It administered the Philippines, Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Carolinas, Marianas and Palaos.
| Ministerio de Ultramar | |
 Main headquarters from 1885 to 1889 | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1812 (first time) 1863 (second time) |
| Preceding agency |
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| Dissolved | 1814 (first time) 1898 (second time) |
| Type | Ministry |
| Jurisdiction | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Government of Spain |
| Headquarters | Santa Cruz Palace (Madrid) |
Prior to its establishment, the administration of the colonies was in charge of the Ministry of the Navy. By a royal decree of 20 May 1863 responsibility for the colonies was transferred to a new department. Following Spanish–American War of 1898, in which Spain lost the greater part of her colonial territory (Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico and the Philippines), and the sale of her remaining Pacific possessions to Germany by the treaty of 12 February 1899, the Overseas Ministry itself was suppressed in a royal decree of 20 April 1899.
The creation of a Spanish protectorate in Morocco in 1912, and the establishment of Spanish control over its Guinean possessions, a new colonial ministry, the Direccion General de Marruecos y Colonias (General Directorate of Morocco and the Colonies), was set up in 1925. After the loss of the protectorate in Morocco in 1956, its name was changed to Direccion General de Plazas y Provincias Africanas (African Territories and Provinces). In 1969, following the independence of Equatorial Guinea, its remit was once again reduced and it became the Direccion General de Promoción del Sahara, charged with the advancement of Spanish Sahara until 1975.
List of Ministers
| Period | Beginning | End | Name | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reign of Isabella II (1833–1868) | ||||
| 21 May 1863 | 18 July 1863 | José Gutiérrez de la Concha | Manuel Pando Fernández de Pinedo | |
| 18 July 1863 | 1 August 1863 | Manuel Moreno López | ||
| 1 August 1863 | 6 August 1863 | José Gutiérrez de la Concha | ||
| 6 August 1863 | 29 November 1863 | Francisco Permanyer Tuyets | ||
| 29 November 1863 | 17 January 1864 | José Gutiérrez de la Concha | ||
| 17 January 1864 | 1 March 1864 | Alejandro de Castro Casal | Lorenzo Arrazola | |
| 1 March 1864 | 16 September 1864 | Diego López Ballesteros | Alejandro Mon y Menéndez | |
| 16 September 1864 | 21 June 1865 | Manuel Seijas Lozano | Ramón María Narváez | |
| 21 June 1865 | 10 July 1866 | Antonio Cánovas del Castillo | Leopoldo O'Donnell | |
| 10 July 1866 | 27 October 1867 | Alejandro de Castro Casal | Ramón María Narváez | |
| 27 October 1867 | 23 April 1868 | Carlos Marfori y Callejas | ||
| 23 April 1868 | 15 June 1868 | Carlos Marfori y Callejas | Luis González Bravo | |
| 15 June 1868 | 19 September 1868 | Tomás Rodríguez Rubí | ||
| Junta Revolucionaria Interina (1868–1871) | ||||
| 8 October 1868 | 18 June 1869 | Adelardo López de Ayala | Pascual Madoz Ibáñez Joaquín Aguirre de la Peña Francisco Serrano | |
| 18 June 1869 | 6 August 1869 | Juan Bautista Topete | Juan Prim | |
| 6 August 1869 | 2 April 1870 | Manuel Becerra y Bermúdez | ||
| 2 April 1870 | 27 December 1870 | Segismundo Moret y Prendergast | ||
| 27 December 1870 | 4 January 1871 | Adelardo López de Ayala | Juan Bautista Topete | |
| Reign of Amadeo I (1871–1873) | ||||
| 4 January 1871 | 24 July 1871 | Adelardo López de Ayala | Francisco Serrano | |
| 24 July 1871 | 5 October 1871 | Tomás Mosquera | Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla | |
| 5 October 1871 | 21 December 1871 | Víctor Balaguer | José Malcampo | |
| 21 December 1871 | 20 January 1872 | Juan Bautista Topete | Práxedes Mateo Sagasta | |
| 20 January 1872 | 26 May 1872 | Cristóbal Martín de Herrera | ||
| 26 May 1872 | 13 June 1872 | Adelardo López de Ayala | Francisco Serrano | |
| 13 June 1872 | 21 December 1872 | Eduardo Gasset y Artime | Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla | |
| 21 December 1872 | 12 February 1873 | Tomás Mosquera | ||
| First Spanish Republic (1873–1874) | ||||
| 12 February 1873 | 24 February 1873 | Nicolás Salmerón | Estanislao Figueras | |
| 24 February 1873 | 11 June 1873 | José Cristóbal Sorní y Grau | ||
| 11 June 1873 | 13 June 1873 | José Cristóbal Sorní y Grau | Francisco Pi i Margall | |
| 13 June 1873 | 19 July 1873 | Francisco Suñer | ||
| 19 July 1873 | 4 September 1873 | Eduardo Palanca Asensi | Nicolás Salmerón | |
| 4 September 1873 | 3 January 1874 | Santiago Soler y Pla | Emilio Castelar | |
| 3 January 1874 | 13 May 1874 | Tomás Mosquera | Francisco Serrano Juan Zavala de la Puente | |
| 13 May 1874 | 3 September 1874 | Antonio Romero Ortiz | Juan Zavala de la Puente | |
| 3 September 1874 | 31 December 1874 | Antonio Romero Ortiz | Práxedes Mateo Sagasta | |
| Reign of Alfonso XII (1874–1885) |
31 December 1874 | 13 February 1875 | Adelardo López de Ayala | Antonio Cánovas del Castillo |
| 13 February 1875 | 2 December 1875 | Adelardo López de Ayala | ||
| 2 December 1879 | 15 January 1877 | Adelardo López de Ayala | ||
| 15 January 1877 | 8 March 1879 | Cristóbal Martín de Herrera | ||
| 8 March 1879 | 9 December 1879 | Salvador Albacete | Arsenio Martínez-Campos | |
| 9 December 1879 | 23 March 1880 | José Elduayen Gorriti | Antonio Cánovas del Castillo | |
| 23 March 1880 | 8 February 1881 | Cayetano Sánchez Bustillo | ||
| 8 February 1881 | 9 October 1883 | Fernando León y Castillo | Práxedes Mateo Sagasta | |
| 9 October 1883 | 13 October 1883 | Gaspar Núñez de Arce | ||
| 13 October 1883 | 18 January 1884 | Estanislao Suárez Inclán | José Posada Herrera | |
| 18 January 1884 | 27 November 1885 | Manuel Aguirre de Tejada | Antonio Cánovas del Castillo | |
| Regency of Maria Christina of Austria (1885–1902) |
27 November 1885 | 10 October 1886 | Germán Gamazo Calvo | Práxedes Mateo Sagasta |
| 12 November 1887 | 14 June 1888 | Víctor Balaguer | ||
| 14 June 1888 | 11 December 1888 | Trinitario Ruiz Capdepón | ||
| 11 December 1888 | 21 January 1890 | Manuel Becerra y Bermúdez | ||
| 21 January 1890 | 5 July 1890 | Manuel Becerra y Bermúdez | ||
| 5 July 1890 | 23 November 1891 | Antonio María Fabié | Antonio Cánovas del Castillo | |
| 23 November 1891 | 11 December 1892 | Francisco Romero Robledo | ||
| 11 December 1892 | 12 March 1894 | Antonio Maura Montaner | Práxedes Mateo Sagasta | |
| 12 March 1894 | 4 November 1894 | Manuel Becerra y Bermúdez | ||
| 4 November 1894 | 23 March 1895 | Buenaventura Abarzuza Ferrer | ||
| 23 March 1895 | 8 August 1897 | Tomás Castellano y Villarroya | Antonio Cánovas del Castillo | |
| 8 August 1897 | 4 October 1897 | Tomás Castellano y Villarroya | Marcelo Azcárraga | |
| 4 October 1897 | 18 May 1898 | Segismundo Moret y Prendergast | Práxedes Mateo Sagasta | |
| 18 May 1898 | 7 March 1899 | Vicente Romero Girón | ||
| 7 March 1899 | 20 April 1899 | Raimundo Fernández Villaverde | Francisco Silvela |
References
- Cordero Torres, José María (1951). "Problemas de la «Administración a distancia». La organización metropolitana de las dependencias". Revista de Administración Pública (5).CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)