Don Joaquín Francisco Pacheco y Gutiérrez-Calderón (22 February 1808 – 8 October 1865) also known as El Pontífice (The Pontiff), was a Spanish politician and writer who served as Prime Minister of Spain in 1847 and held other important offices such as Minister of State. He was also Prosecutor General of Spain.[1][2]

Biography

Early life

On 22 February 1808, Pacheco was born in Écija as son to a notary of the city council. He studied humanities at Asunción College in Córdoba and in 1823 went to the University of Seville, where he studied jurisprudence,[1] obtaining his bachelor’s degree in law in 1829.[2] There developed a lifelong friendship with fellow student, Juan Donoso Cortés. They both frequented the political and literary circles.[1]

Journalism

In 1832, he moved to Madrid working as a lawyer. It was at this time he had literary and journalistic inclinations, founding the newspaper La Abeja in 1834. He used the platform as a way to express views of moderantismo [es].[1] He also collaborated with other newspapers such as El Artista and El Español.[2]

Pacheco portrayed in Los Poetas contemporáneos by Antonio María Esquivel, 1846

In the world of law, with Juan Bravo Murillo, he founded El Boletín de Jurisprudencia y Legislación. In 1844, he held the chair of Constitutional Political Law at the Ateneo de Madrid, previously holding those of Legislation (1836–1838) and Criminal Law (1839–1840).[1]

Political career

Pacheco was a liberal, being a member of the Moderate Party since 1834,[1] and in 1840 declaring before parliament,

Works

Sources:[1][2]

Poems

  • Catón (1828)
  • A la señora doña... (1831)
  • Oda a la amnistía (1833), a neoclassical poem
  • Una noche (1833)
  • Meditación (1834)

Travel Book

  • Italia (1857)

Theater

History

  • “Historia de las Cortes de 1837” (1839), in Madrid Magazine

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Gavilan, Aguilar. "Joaquín Francisco Pacheco: Biographical profile of an Andalusian politician" (PDF). Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Flaquer Montequi, Rafael. "Joaquín Francisco Pacheco y Gutiérrez Calderón | Real Academia de la Historia". dbe.rah.es. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  3. ↑ FERNÁNDEZ-SEBASTIÁN, JAVIER (2016). "A World in the Making: Discovering the Future in the Hispanic World". Contributions to the History of Concepts. 11 (2): 119. ISSN 1807-9326. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "Senado de España: home". www.senado.es (in Spanish). Senate of Spain. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  5. ↑ Correspondence relative to the present condition of Mexico, communicated to the House of Representatives. United States Department of State. 1862. pp. 102–108. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "Pacheco y Gutiérrez Calderón, Joaquín Francisco (1808-1865). » MCNBiografias.com". www.mcnbiografias.com. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joaquín_Francisco_Pacheco_y_Gutiérrez-Calderón