Manuel Alonso Martínez (1827,

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– 1891,

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) was a Spanish

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and politician, and the principal redactor of the

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. After working as a Burgos attorney, he entered public service in 1854 as a member of the

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. During his political career, he served as Minister of Development, of Finance, of Grace and Justice, as governor of Madrid and as the 139th

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. He was instrumental in pursuing the codification of Spanish civil law. His widow, Doña Demetria Martín y Baraya, received in 1891 the title of Marchioness of Alonso Martínez.

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* 1827 births 1891 deaths Politicians from Burgos Progressive Party (Spain) politicians Liberal Union (Spain) politicians Liberal Party (Spain, 1880) politicians Economy and finance ministers of Spain Government ministers of Spain Justice ministers of Spain Presidents of the Congress of Deputies (Spain) Members of the Congress of Deputies (Spain) Members of the Congress of Deputies of the Spanish Restoration Spanish jurists Government ministers during the First Spanish Republic {{CastileLeón-politician-stub