Manuel García Barzanallana

Manuel García Barzanallana García-Frías (17 August 1817, Madrid - 29 January 1892, Madrid) was a Spanish politician and government official who served as Ministro de Hacienda y Administraciones Públicas (now known as the Ministro de Economía, Industria y Competitividad) during the reign of Isabella II.

After working for four years as a lawyer in Madrid, he became a civil servant in the Ministro de Hacienda and, in 1845, was promoted to Assistant Director in the Customs Office.

In 1846, he was elected to the Congress of Deputies on the Moderate Party ticket, representing Cangas de Tineo.

[3] In 1853, he became Director General of Customs and was appointed to his first term as Ministro de Haciendas in 1856.

The following year, he became a member of the newly created Royal Academy of Moral and Political Sciences and later served as its President.