Valentín de Foronda

Valentín de Foronda was an Enlightenment economic writer from Vitoria. He invested in commercial enterprises and argued over customs barriers and the integration of Navarre into wider markets. His diplomatic career brought him to the United States, where he served as chargé d’affaires in 1807–1809. He returned to Spain during the war against Napoleon; his liberal views later brought difficulties under Ferdinand VII. ^{1, 2, 3}