Espartero

American  

[es-pahr-te-raw] / ˌɛs pɑrˈtɛ rɔ /

noun

1. Baldomero Count of Luchana 1792–1879, Spanish general and statesman.

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Example Sentences

It was not until the conclusion of the war of the succession that it lost the ascendency, when it sank to the ground with its patroness the queen-mother, before the dictatorship of Espartero.

From The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] by Borrow, George Henry

I should like to see Prim or Espartero or even Napoleon himself here!

From The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel by Palacio Vald?s, Armando

For Baldomero Espartero also was an Andalucian, and the men of that province, high and low, never permit themselves to get out of practice when there is opportunity for a compliment.

From The Firebrand by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)

And if Espartero would deliver the royal party, not only was his own future assured, but the fortunes of all who had taken any part in the affair.

From The Firebrand by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)

Espartero had but recently been appointed to the district, and, being an Andalucian, he was naturally still imperfectly acquainted with much that had been done by his many incapable predecessors.

From The Firebrand by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)