Lucas Alamán
![1860s copy by Alamán's son Pascual of a portrait depicting him in his younger years, currently in the [[Museo Nacional de Historia]].](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/Lucas_Alam%C3%A1n%2C_18-10-1792_-_2-6-1853%2C_Pascual_Alam%C3%A1n_%281861%29.png)
He has been called the "arch-reactionary of the epoch...who sought to create a strong central government based on a close alliance of the army, the Catholic Church and the landed classes." He has been considered the founder of the Conservative Party. He has been compared to Metternich, and was one of the prime voices advocating for the establishment of a monarchy in Mexico.
According to historian Charles A. Hale, Alamán was "undoubtedly the major political and intellectual figure of independent Mexico until his death in 1853 ... the guiding force of several administrations and an active promoter of economic development." Provided by Wikipedia
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