Joaquín Jovellar y Soler

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jovellar and the second or maternal family name is Soler.

The Most Excellent Joaquín Jovellar
Prime Minister of Spain
In office 12 September 1875 – 2 December 1875
Monarch	Alfonso XII
Preceded by	Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
Succeeded by	Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
103rd Governor-General of the Philippines
In office 7 April 1883 – 1 April 1885
Monarch	Alfonso XII
Preceded by	Emilio Molíns (acting) The Marquis of Estella
Succeeded by	Emilio Molíns (acting) Emilio Terrero y Perinat
Personal details
Born	Joaquín Jovellar y Soler 28 December 1819 Palma, Mallorca, Spain
Died	17 April 1892(1892-04-17) (aged 72) Madrid
Military service
Allegiance	Kingdom of Spain
Rank
Battles/wars	Glorious Revolution, Third Carlist War

Joaquín Jovellar y Soler (28 December 1819 – 17 April 1892) was a Spanish general who served as the Prime Minister of Spain from 12 September 1875 to 2 December 1875 and governor and captain-general of the Philippines from 7 April 1883 to 1 April 1885.

Jovellar was born in Palma de Mallorca. After his studies at military academy he was appointed sub-lieutenant, went to Cuba as captain in 1842. He returned to the War Office in 1851, was promoted major in 1853, and went to Morocco as private secretary to O'Donnell, who made him colonel in 1860, after Jovellar had been wounded at the battle of Wadel Ras.

In 1863 Jovellar became a brigadier-general and the following year he was appointed under-secretary for war. Despite being severely wounded in fighting insurgents on the streets of Madrid, he rose to the rank of general of division in 1866. Jovellar adhered to the revolution, and Amadeo made him a lieutenant-general in 1872. In the autumn of 1873, Castelar sent him to Cuba as governor-general which he served from November 1873 – 1874 and June 1876–October 1878. In 1874 Jovellar came back to the Peninsula, and afterwards and was in command of the Army of the Center against the Carlists when Arsenio Martínez Campos went to Sagunto to proclaim Alfonso XII. Alfonso XII made him a captain-general, president of the council, life-senator, and governor-general of the Philippines (1883–1885). Jovellar died in Madrid on 17 April 1892.

References

• This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Jovellar y Soler, Joaquin". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 526.
• Governors of the Philippines during the Spanish colonial period
• Philippines