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Marquess of Ensenada
Spanish statesman
Years: 1702 - 1781
Zenón de Somodevilla y Bengoechea, 1st Marquess of Ensenada (April 20, 1702 – December 2, 1781), commonly known as the Marquess of Ensenada, was a Spanish statesman. He played a key role in crafting and enforcing the Great Gypsy Round-up, officially known as the General Imprisonment of the Gypsies, which was an attempt to exterminate the Roma living in Spain, leading to the death of 12,000 Romani People.
