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Miguel Ricardo de Álava y Esquivel (7 July 1770 – 14 July 1843) was a Spanish general and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Spain in 1835. He was born in the Basque Country, at Vitoria-Gasteiz, in 1770. Álava holds the distinction of having been present at both Trafalgar and Waterloo, fighting against the British at the former and with them at the latter.
Lithography by Joseph Lemercier.
