Record

Document Reference	Bu 45/67
Title	Copy despatch from A. Buchanan, Madrid, Spain, to 3rd Earl of Malmesbury [J. Harris], Foreign Office, London; 20 Nov 1858.
Date	20 November 1858
Extent	2 ff
Level	Piece
Content Description	Reports that General Crowan has been appointed Minister of Marine; he is a personal friend of Marshall O'Donnell and the event may have no political significance; discusses the procedure for the appointment of officers; Admiral Quesada, the previous Minister of Marine, had resigned; there are fears of an intrigue that will bring about the dissolution of the Government; today is the Prince of the Asturias's birthday.
Term	politics, Spanish
Term	appointments, political

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA6258	O'Donnell; Leopoldo (1809-1867); Duke of Tetuan; general and politician	1809-1867
NA7459	Crowan; - (fl 1858); General; Spanish statesman	fl 1858
NA7460	Quesada; - (fl 1858); Admiral	fl 1858
NA7148	Alfonso XII (1857-1885); King of Spain and the Indies; (succeeded 1874)	1857-1885
NA136	Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat	1807-1882
NA6098	Harris; James H. (1807-1889); 3rd Earl of Malmesbury	1807-1889