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2 unusual facts about Francisco Agustín Silvela y Blanco


Francisco Agustín Silvela y Blanco

Don ('sir') Manuel Silvela, father of Francisco Agustín, had accepted the position of governor of the Royal Household and Royal Court (government) during the French occupation and, although he was to save the lives of thousands of Spanish compatriots, the office was cause enough to merit the appellation "Frenchified" with a meaning similar to "Quisling" which forced him to emigrate to save his life.

In 1850 he was appointed Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Judges of First Instance.



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