Person
Fernández de León, Esteban (1748-1819)Other forms
Esparragosa de Lares (Badajoz, España) 1748 - Madrid (España) 1819
Spanish politician who was born in Esparragosa de Lares (Badajoz). He moved to Venezuela at the age of 15, where he studied in college Philosophy and Laws. He became Lieutenant governor in 1776 in Sábanas de Orure and Valles del Tuy, and also became General Manager of tobacco's incomes. He was designated Governor of Venezuela in 1793. He went back to Spain in 1802. The 2nd May 1808, he was one of the instigators of the edicts that were signed up by the mayors of Móstoles and rose up against the French troops due to the events that were taking place in Madrid, something that caused the Peninsular War. He had an important presence during this conflict and participated in the Regency Council in 1810. He became Council of State in 1815.
He was a religious man, memeber of Order of Calatrava and Knight of the Order of Charles III.
GIL NOVALES, Alberto: Diccionario biográfico de España (1808-1833). De los orígenes del liberalismo a la reacción absolutista. Madrid, 2010.
Partida de bautismo en Archivo Histórico Nacional,ESTADO-CARLOS_III,Exp.695 (f.18).