Juan Antonio de Urbiztondo, Marquis of La Solana

Juan Antonio de Urbiztondo y Eguía (7 January 1803, San Sebastián – 26 April 1857, Madrid) was a Spanish military and the marquis of La Solana. In 1814 he became a knight's page in the Spanish Army, fought against the government of Trienio Liberal, and then became the inspector of the Voluntarios Realistas. Madrid historians mentioned Urbiztondo's participation to a dispute at the Royal Palace of Madrid, which involved the Duke of Cádiz, the Duke of Valencia and Joaquín Osorio y Silva-Bazán (who was killed by Urbiztondo).

General The Most Excellent The Marquis of La Solana OIC
Minister of War of the Kingdom of Spain
In office 12 October 1856 – 16 December 1856
Monarch	Isabella II of Spain
Preceded by	Fernando Fernández de Cordova
Succeeded by	Francisco de Paula Figueras
73rd Governor-General of the Philippines
In office 29 July 1850 – 20 December 1853
Monarch	Isabella II of Spain
Preceded by	Antonio María Blanco
Succeeded by	Ramón Montero y Blandino
Personal details
Born	Juan Antonio de Urbiztondo y Eguía 7 January 1803 San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain
Died	26 April 1857(1857-04-26) (aged 54) Madrid, Spain
Occupation	Military officer Governor-General of the Philippines (1850–53)

In 1833 he was imprisoned at Mérida due to the accusation that he is supposed-to-be connection to Carlism, but he managed to escape to Portugal.