Patiño, José Patiño, marqués de

Patiño, José Patiño, marqués de

▪ Spanish statesman
born April 11, 1666, Milan [Italy]
died November 3, 1736, San Ildefonso, Spain

      Spanish statesman who was one of the most outstanding ministers of the Spanish crown during the 18th century.

      Patiño followed his father in entering the service of the Spanish government in Italy. Later, during the War of the Spanish Succession, he went to Spain, and Philip V nominated him to a place on the Council of Military Orders (1707). As intendant first in Extremadura and then in Catalonia, he rendered important services during the siege of Barcelona (1714) and the reconquest of Majorca (1715) and was responsible for implementing the new financial and administrative system introduced by Philip V in 1715. Giulio Alberoni (Alberoni, Giulio), who now came to direct Spanish affairs, regarded Patiño as his only reliable subordinate and placed him in charge of the rebuilding of the Spanish navy as intendente general de marina (January 1717). At the same time he was appointed superintendent of Sevilla (Seville), where he also controlled trade with the Spanish colonies. In these various capacities, Patiño was responsible for the fitting-out and dispatch of the expeditions which conquered Sardinia and Sicily in 1717–18.

      Sudden promotion came to Patiño in May 1726, when, following the fall from power of the duque de Riperdá, he was appointed minister for the navy and the colonies. Shortly afterward he was also placed in charge of the national finances and foreign affairs. He retained all these offices until his death.

      Patiño's great achievement was his creation of the Spanish navy. This twice enabled Spain to go to war with Great Britain (1718 and 1739), permitted the conquest of Oran in 1732, and allowed a vigorous enforcement by Spain of its traditional monopoly of trade with its American colonies.

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