Record

Document Reference	Bu 45/183
Title	Letter from Sir A. Buchanan, Madrid, Spain, to Lord John Russell [later 1st Earl Russell], Foreign Office, London; 20 Feb 1861.
Date	20 February 1861
Extent	4 ff
Level	Piece
Content Description	Discusses the bills being debated in Congress for the reform of the provincial administration; the main issues are the nominations of provincial governors and the constitution and duties of deputations of and provincial councils; discusses the outcome of the voting; Marshall O'Donnell has had an asthma attack; matters were brought to a crisis; this was resolved by mutual concessions; General Gavala has threatened to resign unless his demands are met; they debated the matter of parliamentary elections; quotes from a speech by Marshall O'Donnell and comments on the uproar it caused; comments that the intrigues and debates of the past week are sure to have sown the seeds of future conflicts.
Term	politics, Spanish
	politics, Spanish, reform
	medical conditions, asthma
	politics, Spanish, provincial
	politics, Spanish, elections

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA6258	O'Donnell; Leopoldo (1809-1867); Duke of Tetuan; general and politician	1809-1867
NA7523	Gavala; - (fl 1861); General; Spanish politician	fl 1861
NA6407	Herrera; José de Posada (1815-1885); Señor; Spanish politician	1815-1885
NA6259	Isabella II (1830-1904); Queen of Spain; ( reigned 1833-1868)	1830-1904
NA7524	Calvo Aseusio; - (fl 1861); Señor; Spanish politician	fl 1861
NA136	Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat	1807-1882
NA139	Russell; John (1792-1878); 1st Earl Russell	1792-1878