Floridablanca, José Moñino y Redondo, conde de

Floridablanca, José Moñino y Redondo, conde de

▪ Spanish statesman
born October 21, 1728, Murcia, Spain
died December 28?, 1808, Sevilla

      Spanish statesman and minister who became identified with the reform program of King Charles III.

      Moñino y Redondo was a leading advocate in Madrid when he was appointed fiscal of the council of Castile in 1766. Having cooperated in the expulsion of the Jesuits from Spain in 1767 and being known as a convinced regalist, he was sent as ambassador to Rome in 1772 with the purpose of procuring the general dissolution of the Society of Jesus. As a reward for his success in this mission, Charles III gave him the title of conde de Floridablanca in 1773.

      Floridablanca replaced Jerónimo Grimaldi as first secretary of state in 1776. In office he attacked the problem of mendicity, sponsored vocational schools and workhouses, established public credit agencies to lend capital to farmers, and was involved in most of the reforming efforts of the government in trade, industry, agriculture, and public works. Wishing to create a more efficient instrument of government, Floridablanca persuaded the king to establish (July 8, 1787) a junta de estado, or type of cabinet, which began regular joint meetings of all the royal ministers in order to discuss and coordinate policy and for which he himself drew up a program of action.

      Charles IV retained Floridablanca in office upon his accession (1789) but the minister's policy now changed. The growing horror of the French Revolution transformed him from a progressive into an authoritarian, leading him to resuscitate the Inquisition, to impose a rigorous censorship, and to disavow the ministers and institutions of the late king. Aristocratic resentment of his power and humble origin, together with his intransigent policy toward France which was thought to endanger the royal family there, led to his being replaced by the conde de Aranda in February 1792. At first Floridablanca was allowed to return to his native Murcia, but he was arrested in July and confined in the fortress of Pamplona, where he remained until permitted to retire to Murcia. During the French invasion of 1808 he was nominated president of the supreme central junta but died soon after.

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