José María Esquerdo

José María Esquerdo
Member of the Congress of Deputies
In office
18 May 1910  30 January 1912
ConstituencyMadrid
In office
2 April 1893  28 February 1895
ConstituencyMadrid
Madrid municipal councillor
Personal details
Born2 February 1842
La Vila Joiosa, Spain
Died30 January 1912
Madrid, Spain
Political partyProgressive Republican Party

José María Esquerdo Zaragoza (2 February 1842  30 January 1912) was a Spanish psychiatrist, physician, and Republican politician. He was the leader of the Progressive Republican Party from 1895 until his death in 1912. He is noted as a pioneer in the introduction of modern psychiatric treatments in Spain.