Vicente_Cabeza_de_Vaca,_9th_Marquess_of_Portago
Vicente Cabeza de Vaca y Fernández de Córdoba, 9th Marquis of Portago (1865–1921) was a Spanish politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as Mayor of Madrid from 1902 to 1903 and as Minister of Public Instruction and Fine Arts in 1920.
The Marquis of Portago | |
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Photographed by Christian Franzen, 1913 | |
| Mayor of Madrid | |
| In office 23 December 1902 – 27 July 1903 | |
| Preceded by | Alberto Aguilera |
| Succeeded by | Marquis of Lema |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 February 1865 Madrid, Spain |
| Died | 15 November 1921 Madrid, Spain |
| Political party | Conservative Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
Born on 17 February 1865 in Madrid, son to Mariano Cabeza de Vaca y Morales and Francisca de Borja Fernández de Córdoba y Bernaldo de Quirós.[1]
He served as civil governor of Seville.[2] He was later elected as member of the Congress of Deputies,[2] serving in the lower house in representation of Don Benito (Badajoz) and Granada from 1899 to 1907.[3] He served as Director–General for Posts and Telegraphs and as (elected) municipal councillor of Madrid.[2]
A prominent silvelista (follower of Francisco Silvela within the Conservative Party) and politically close to Eduardo Dato, he has appointed as Mayor of Madrid via Royal Order signed on 10 December 1902,[4] serving from 23 December 1902 to 27 July 1903.[5] His brief tenure before his replacement by the Marquis of Lema was signified by two issues: a draft for the project of Gran Vía and the tramway of El Pardo.[6] He was member of the managing committee of the Centro de Acción Nobiliaria [es], created in 1909.[7] He became Senator por derecho propio (in virtue of his nobiliary status) in 1909.[3]
He served as Minister of Public Instruction and Fine Arts from September to December 1920, part of a cabinet presided by Dato.[8][3] He retired from the post due to illness,[3] dying in Madrid on 15 November 1921.[1]
- Citations
- "El marqués de Portago". Heraldo de Madrid. XIII (4406): 1. 10 December 1902. ISSN 2171-0090.
- Soldevilla 1922, p. 376.
- Soldevilla 1903, p. 440.
- "Los madrileños eligen al alcalde número 245 de la historia del Ayuntamiento" (PDF). Ya. 11 June 1987.
- Izquierdo 1973, p. 8.
- "Acción Nobiliaria". ABC. Madrid. 28 December 1909.
- Bibliography
- Izquierdo, Antonio (1973). "Las cincuenta y tres alcaldías del siglo XX. Del marqués de Aguilar de Campoo a Miguel Ángel García-Lomas" (PDF). Villa de Madrid (40). Madrid: Ayuntamiento de Madrid: 6–15. ISSN 0042-6164. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 December 2015.
- Soldevilla, Fernando (1903). El año político. 1902. Madrid: Imprenta de Ricardo Rojas.
- Soldevilla, Fernando (1922). El año político. 1921. Madrid: Imprenta y Encuadernación de Julio Cosano.
| Government offices | ||
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| Preceded by Alberto Aguilera y Velasco |
Mayor of Madrid 1902–1903 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Luis Espada Guntín [es] |
Ministry of Public Instruction and Fine Arts 1920 |
Succeeded by Tomás Montejo y Rica [es] |
| Spanish nobility | ||
| Preceded by Mariano Cabeza de Vaca y Morales |
Marquis of Portago | Succeeded by Antonio Cabeza de Vaca y Carvajal |
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