Nicolás Salmerón Alonso was a Spanish politician and president of the First Spanish Republic.
Portrait by Federico de Madrazo
Pantheon of Nicolás Salmerón
Nicolás Salmerón, c. 1900–1908
Francisco de Paula de Ceballos and Vargas was a Spanish Lieutenant General who acted as captain general in Catalonia and Cuba. He was also Senator for life as Senator, representing Santander Province.
Infante Carlos María Isidro proclaimed himself king of Spain, which started the First Carlist War.
His Majesty Alfonso XII granted him the title of Marquis of Torrelavega.
In 1858, Queen Victoria I of the United Kingdom awarded him the Great Gold Medal of Great Britain for saving the British ship Winlon from the wreck.